The Role of Some Individual Differences in Metaphorical Comprehension of Time in Persian: A Cognitive Approach

One of the most fundamental and vague human experiences that forms part of the complexity and richness of language is the "time". Time alone cannot be understood and experienced. Therefore, it is understood and experienced in the context of the "space". When thinking or talking about time, this is often done through two perspectives:  Moving Ego Metaphor and Moving Time Metaphor. From the Moving Ego perspective, time is constant and the observer moves towards time. But in Moving Time perspective, time is understood as moving, and the observer is constant. The people's perspective of time is determined by vague questions. Various researches have shown that some differences between individuals may influence the choice of a person's time perspective. The purpose of this research is to investigate the role of some individual differences in the metaphorical comprehension of time in Persian. These differences include lifestyle differences (students versus university staff), procrastination, conscientiousness and extroversion. In this regard, the present study seeks to answer the following questions:1- Is there any significant difference between Persian-speaking staff and university students in the metaphorical comprehension of the time statement of the next Wednesday's meeting?2- Does the procrastination and conscientiousness of people affect the metaphorical comprehension of the time statement of the next Wednesday's meeting in Persian language?3- Does the extroversion of people affect the metaphorical comprehension of the time statement of the next Wednesday's meeting in Persian language?