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The Language of Metaphors: Literal Metaphorical

By Andrew Goatly

Book information

Year
1997
ISBN
0415128765, 9780415128766, 0415128773, 9780415128773, 9780203210000
LCC
PE1421 .G55 1997
Open Library ID
OL814616M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (4113272 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
376\389
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

In this ambitious and wide-ranging textbook Andrew Goatly explores the language of metaphor. Combining insights from relevance theory and functional linguistics, he provides a powerful model for understanding how metaphors work in real communicative situations, how we use them to communicate meaning as well as how we process them. This book:* examines the distinction between literal and metaphorical language* surveys the means by which metaphors are realised in texts* locates the interpretation of metaphor in its social context* contains tasks and suggestions for further work* uses examples from a wide variety of genres, including conversation, popular science, advertising, news reports, novels and poetry.

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