The Ubiquity of Metaphor: Metaphor in language and thought

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The Ubiquity of Metaphor

Metaphor in language and thought

Edited by: Wolf Paprotté and René Dirven

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 1985

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Volume 29 | Current Issues in Linguistic Theory

About this book

This volume brings together a number of articles representative of the present outlook on the importance of metaphors, and of the work done on metaphors in several domains of (psycho)linguistics. The first part of the volume deals with metaphor and the system of language. The second part offers papers on metaphor and language use. In the third part psychological and psycholinguistic aspects of metaphor are discussed.

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Linguistics and Semiotics Applied Linguistics Forensic Linguistics

Prelim pages Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Table of contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Introduction René Dirven and Wolf Paprotté Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Part 1. Metaphor and the system of languages
Semiotic aspects of metaphor Winfried Nöth Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	1
“Conventional” and “dead” metaphors revisited Elizabeth Closs Traugott Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	17
Towards an explanatory theory of metaphor Peter Mühlhäusler Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	57
Metaphor as a basic means for extending the lexicon René Dirven Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	85
polysemy, tropes and cognition or the non-magrittian art of closing curtains whilst opening them René Jongen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	121
Context dependence and metaphor Peter Bosch Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	141
Part 2. Metaphor and language Use
Spatial metaphors underlying propositions of causality Günter Radden Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	179
Metaphoric processes in word formation. The case of prefixed verbs Brygida Rudzka-Ostyn Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	211
Linguistic and extralinguistic aids for reconstruction and interpretation of metaphors in headlines Sabine De Knop Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	245
Metaphors and their aptness in trade names for perfumes Emma Vorlat Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	265
The translation of metaphor Peter Newmark Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	295
Part 3. Metaphor and psycholinguistic processes
Some implications of metaphor for philosophy and psychology of science Robert R. Hoffman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	329
Representation in cognitive psychological theories of figurative language Richard P. Honeck and Clare T. Kibler Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	383
Metaphor and the first words Wolf Paprotté Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	427
A devlopmental analysis of metaphoric competence and reading James D. Pickens, Marilyn R. Pollio and Howard R. Pollio Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	483
Metaphoric productions and preferences in second language learners Anna Trosbrog Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	527
Metaphor production and comprehension in Aphasia Franz-Josef Stachowiak Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	561
Visual imagery and metaphor in british sign language Bencie Woll Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	603

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March 18, 2011

eBook ISBN:

9789027286376

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628

https://doi.org/10.1075/cilt.29

eBook ISBN: 9789027286376

Keywords for this book

Semiotics; Psycholinguistics; Cognition and language

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