Metaphor: A Practical IntroductionThis 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, Kövecses 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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(4) The machinery of democracy could be created quickly but its spirit was just as important. (5) Government grants have enabled a number of the top names in British sport to build a successful career. . . . a local branch of this ...
(4) The machinery of democracy could be created quickly but its spirit was just as important. (5) Government grants have enabled a number of the top names in British sport to build a successful career. . . . a local branch of this ...
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On the contrary, they are “alive” in the most important sense—they govern our thought—they are “metaphors we live by.” One example of this involves our comprehension of the mind as a machine. In the list above, two sentences reflect ...
On the contrary, they are “alive” in the most important sense—they govern our thought—they are “metaphors we live by.” One example of this involves our comprehension of the mind as a machine. In the list above, two sentences reflect ...
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Many scholars from a variety of disciplines have since contributed to this work over the years and have produced new and important results in the study of metaphor. What has exactly happened in the past two decades in the cognitive ...
Many scholars from a variety of disciplines have since contributed to this work over the years and have produced new and important results in the study of metaphor. What has exactly happened in the past two decades in the cognitive ...
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An important generalization that emerges from these conceptual metaphors is that conceptual metaphors typically employ a more abstract concept as target and a more concrete or physical concept as their source.
An important generalization that emerges from these conceptual metaphors is that conceptual metaphors typically employ a more abstract concept as target and a more concrete or physical concept as their source.
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The Importance of Metaphor But how important is metaphor in our lives and how important is it to study? One of the best (but not quite serious) illustrations of the seriousness and importance of metaphor can be found in the myth of ...
The Importance of Metaphor But how important is metaphor in our lives and how important is it to study? One of the best (but not quite serious) illustrations of the seriousness and importance of metaphor can be found in the myth of ...
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3 Kinds of Metaphor | 29 |
4 Metaphor in Literature | 43 |
5 Nonlinguistic Realizations of Conceptual Metaphors | 57 |
6 The Basis of Metaphor | 67 |
7 The Partial Nature of Metaphorical Mappings | 79 |
8 Metaphorical Entailments | 93 |
13 Cultural Variation in Metaphor and Metonymy | 183 |
14 Metaphor Metonymy and Idioms | 199 |
15 Metaphor and Metonymy in the Study of Language | 213 |
16 Metaphors and Blends | 227 |
17 How Does All This Hang Together? | 239 |
Glossary | 247 |
Solutions to Exercises | 255 |
References | 267 |
9 The Scope of Metaphor | 107 |
10 Metaphor Systems | 121 |
Metonymy | 143 |
12 The Universality of Conceptual Metaphors | 163 |
General Index | 277 |
Metaphor and Metonymy Index | 281 |
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| Título | Metaphor: A Practical Introduction |
| Autor | Zoltan Kovecses |
| Editor | Oxford University Press, 2002 |
| ISBN | 0198033168, 9780198033165 |
| Largo | 304 páginas |
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