Prelim pages

Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. Preface vii
4. Introduction 1
5. Part I. Time and creativity in language
6. Chapter 1. A corpus-based look at time metaphors 15
7. Chapter 2. Time moves more often in poetry 41
8. Chapter 3. What is time? 61
9. Chapter 4. Working on it 81
10. Part II. Beyond language
11. Chapter 5. Creative visual metaphors of protracted and frozen time in autobiographical comics about depression 101
12. Chapter 6. Time-creation in film 125
13. Chapter 7. Beyond the limits 147
14. Chapter 8. From “slow lettuce” to “striated time” 163
15. Chapter 9. Physical and imaginary landmarks in English time gestures 187
16. Chapter 10. Time in Chinese hands 209
17. Epilogue. Creative to whom, and on what basis? 233
18. Index 243