Metaphor: A Practical IntroductionCombining up-to-date scholarship with clear and accessible language and helpful exercises, Metaphor: A Practical Introduction is an invaluable resource for all readers interested in metaphor. This second edition includes two new chapters--on 'metaphors in discourse' and 'metaphor and emotion' --along with new exercises, responses to criticism and recent developments in the field, and revised student exercises, tables, and figures. |
Contents
Kinds of Metaphor | |
Metaphor in Literature | |
Nonlinguistic Realizations of Conceptual Metaphors | |
The Basis of Metaphor | |
The Partial Nature of Metaphorical Mappings | |
Cognitive Models Metaphors and Embodiment | |
The Scope of Metaphor | |
Metaphor Systems | |
Metonymy | |
The Universality of Conceptual Metaphors | |
Metaphor and Metonymy in the Study of Language | |
How Does All This Hang Together? | |
Solutions to Exercises | |
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