Metaphor : A Practical Introduction.
Title:
Metaphor : A Practical Introduction.
Author:
Kovecses, Zoltan.
ISBN:
9780199705313
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Edition:
2nd ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (542 pages)
Contents:
Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Preface to the First Edition: The Study of Metaphor -- Acknowledgments to the Second Edition -- Acknowledgments to the First Edition -- Contents -- 1 What Is Metaphor? -- 2 Common Source and Target Domains -- 3 Kinds of Metaphor -- 4 Metaphor in Literature -- 5 Nonlinguistic Realizations of Conceptual Metaphors -- 6 The Basis of Metaphor -- 7 The Partial Nature of Metaphorical Mappings -- 8 Cognitive Models, Metaphors, and Embodiment -- 9 Metaphorical Entailments -- 10 The Scope of Metaphor -- 11 Metaphor Systems -- 12 Another Figure: Metonymy -- 13 The Universality of Conceptual Metaphors -- 14 Cultural Variation in Metaphor and Metonymy -- 15 Metaphor, Metonymy, and Idioms -- 16 Metaphor and Metonymy in the Study of Language -- 17 Metaphors and Blends -- 18 Metaphor in Discourse -- 19 How Does All This Hang Together? -- Glossary -- Solutions to Exercises -- Bibliography -- General Index -- Metaphor and Metonymy Index.
Abstract:
Combining 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.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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