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Metaphor: A Practical Introduction

By Zoltán Kövecses

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Year
2002
ISBN
0195145119, 9780195145113
LCC
PN228.M4 K68 2002
Open Library ID
OL3948045M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1188753 bytes)
Edition
1St Edition
Pages
304\302
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

This clear and lucid primer fills an important need by providing a comprehensive account of the many new developments in the study of metaphor over the last twenty years and their impact on our understanding of language, culture, and the mind. Beginning with Lakoff and Johnson's seminal work in Metaphors We Live By, K?vecses outlines the development of "the cognitive linguistic theory of metaphor" by explaining key ideas on metaphor. He also explores primary metaphor, metaphor systems, the "invariance principle," mental-imagery experiments, the many-space blending theory, and the role of image schemas in metaphorical thought. He examines the applicability of these ideas to numerous related fields.

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