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8 The Differential Metaphorical Value of Different Animals

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Chapters in this book

  1. Front Matter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Figures and Tables ix
  4. Preface xi
  5. Note on Orthography xv
  6. Introductory Matters 3
  7. Metaphors and “Metaphor” in Human-Animal Relations 28
  8. Domestic Mammal Metaphors – and Some Wild Variants 53
  9. Mammals in Metaphor: Exclusively Wild Kinds 122
  10. Talking with Birds 161
  11. Other Non-Mammals in Metaphor: Snakes, Lizards, Fish, Frogs, and More 243
  12. Metaphors with Bugs: Insects and Other Invertebrates 279
  13. The Differential Metaphorical Value of Different Animals 310
  14. Animal Metaphors in Social and Ontological Perspective 336
  15. Notes 365
  16. References 371
  17. Index 381
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https://doi.org/10.1515/9780228000044-011

Chapters in this book

  1. Front Matter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Figures and Tables ix
  4. Preface xi
  5. Note on Orthography xv
  6. Introductory Matters 3
  7. Metaphors and “Metaphor” in Human-Animal Relations 28
  8. Domestic Mammal Metaphors – and Some Wild Variants 53
  9. Mammals in Metaphor: Exclusively Wild Kinds 122
  10. Talking with Birds 161
  11. Other Non-Mammals in Metaphor: Snakes, Lizards, Fish, Frogs, and More 243
  12. Metaphors with Bugs: Insects and Other Invertebrates 279
  13. The Differential Metaphorical Value of Different Animals 310
  14. Animal Metaphors in Social and Ontological Perspective 336
  15. Notes 365
  16. References 371
  17. Index 381
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