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Record Nr.

UNINA9910739455303321

Autore

Hu Jian <1950->

Titolo

A Constructional Approach to Interpersonal Metaphor of Modality / / by Jian Hu

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023

ISBN

981-9927-64-1

Edizione

[1st ed. 2023.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (177 pages)

Collana

Peking University Linguistics Research, , 2662-3137 ; ; 7

Disciplina

415

Soggetti

Grammar, Comparative and general - Morphology

Lexicology

Linguistics

Grammar, Comparative and general - Syntax

Morphology

Lexicolopgy / Vocabulary

Theoretical Linguistics / Grammar

Syntax

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Grammatical Metaphor and Metaphors of Modality -- Chapter 3. A new proposal for modelling metaphors of modality as constructions -- Chapter 4. The semantics of Modal Metaphors -- Chapter 5. The lexico grammatical forms of MM -- Chapter 6. The functional accounts of MM -- Chapter 7. Conclusions.

Sommario/riassunto

This book is a current and comprehensive study that incorporates constructional frameworks to inquire grammatical metaphor of modality (MM) for more adequate description and explanation of grammatical metaphor. It conducts semantic analysis of MM via a refined cognitive model and investigation of its lexicogrammatical forms from corpus-based constructional approach. The result is a reliable and systemic record of MM in real use, coupled with theoretical refinement from a cognitive perspective to illuminate its ‘metaphoricity’ motivation. The constructional approach and methodology exemplified in this book provide fresh insights, rich data, and a feasible solution for the adequate description and explanation of grammatical metaphor



phenomena and the form-meaning interactive complexity in modality.