Research into metaphor has become one of the fastest-growing and important areas of language research over the past twenty years, and metaphor is now recognised as central to language and language use. The implications of these findings are only just beginning to be felt in applied linguistics and this book is designed to convey the excitement of metaphor study to a wider applied linguistic audience of researchers, trainers, programme developers and postgraduate students. The authors of the 12 papers are all internationally active researchers, contributing from their various backgrounds to...
Research into metaphor has become one of the fastest-growing and important areas of language research over the past twenty years, and metaphor is now ...
Many vocabulary items that foreign language learners encounter involve figurative extensions of meaning. To understand figurative speech, learners often need to employ figurative thinking. This book examines figurative thinking, considers its contribution to language ability, and explores the implications for language teaching and learning.
Many vocabulary items that foreign language learners encounter involve figurative extensions of meaning. To understand figurative speech, learners oft...
