Özet:

This study conducted in 2012-13 educational year, aimed at investigating the metaphors developed by high school students in Canakkale province of Turkey and studies students’ definition of “city”. Additionally, finding out the misconceptions on the “city” constitutes the other aim of the study. According to the research results, the students involved in the study used 75 different metaphors about “city”. Then these metaphors were divided into 12 different conceptual categories which were also categorized into as positive and negative perceptions of students towards the concept of “city”.

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