Metaphor A Practical Introduction

Name: Metaphor A Practical Introduction
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ISBN: 9780195145113

ISBN-10: 0195145119

ISBN-13: 9780195145113

Edition: 2001

Authors: Zoltï¿½n Kï¿½vecses

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This accessible primer provides a comprehensive account of the many developments in the study of metaphor over the last 20 years of the 20th century, and their impact on our understanding of language, culture, and the mind.

Book details

List price: $29.99
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 1/24/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English




What Is Metaphor?



Common Source and Target Domains



Kinds of Metaphor



Metaphor in Literature



Nonlinguistic Realizations of Conceptual Metaphors



The Basis of Metaphor



The Partial Nature of Metaphorical Mappings



Metaphorical Entailments



The Scope of Metaphor



Metaphor Systems



Another Figure: Metonymy



The Universality of Conceptual Metaphors



Cultural Variation in Metaphor and Metonymy



Metaphor, Metonymy, and Idioms



Metaphor and Metonymy in the Study of Language



Metaphors and Blends



How Does All This Hang Together?


Glossary


Solutions to Exercises


References


General Index


Metaphor and Metonymy Index