Metaphor Wars: Conceptual Metaphors in Human Life

ISBN-13: 9781107071148 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 328 str.

Raymond W. Gibbs Jr

Opis

This book examines the arguments and evidence for and against conceptual metaphors across academic disciplines.

Recenzje

'This book, by one of the top researchers in cognitive linguistics, is an important contribution to the debate about how people use and understand metaphor … Scholars and researchers engaged directly in metaphor research will find it essential reading.' PsycCRITIQUES

Spis treści

1. What are metaphor wars?; 2. Conceptual metaphor analysis; 3. Identifying metaphors in language; 4. Inferring conceptual metaphors from language; 5. Psychology of conceptual metaphors in verbal metaphor use; 6. Conceptual metaphors in multimodal experience; 7. Conclusion and the future; Endnotes; References; Index.