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Record Nr.

UNINA9910824732703321

Autore

Kövecses Zoltán

Titolo

Metaphor [[electronic resource] ] : a practical introduction / / Zoltán Kövecses ; exercises written with Réka Benczes ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2010

ISBN

0-19-988842-6

1-282-56522-2

9786612565229

0-19-970531-3

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (396 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BenczesRéka

Disciplina

808

Soggetti

Metaphor

Psycholinguistics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; 1 What Is Metaphor?; 2 Common Source and Target Domains; 3 Kinds of Metaphor; 4 Metaphor in Literature; 5 Nonlinguistic Realizations of Conceptual Metaphors; 6 The Basis of Metaphor; 7 The Partial Nature of Metaphorical Mappings; 8 Cognitive Models, Metaphors, and Embodiment; 9 Metaphorical Entailments; 10 The Scope of Metaphor; 11 Metaphor Systems; 12 Another Figure: Metonymy; 13 The Universality of Conceptual Metaphors; 14 Cultural Variation in Metaphor and Metonymy; 15 Metaphor, Metonymy, and Idioms; 16 Metaphor and Metonymy in the Study of Language; 17 Metaphors and Blends

18 Metaphor in Discourse19 How Does All This Hang Together?; Glossary; Solutions to Exercises; Bibliography; General Index; Metaphor and Metonymy Index

Sommario/riassunto

Combining up-to-date scholarship with clear and accessible language and helpful exercises, Metaphor: A Practical Introduction is an invaluable resource for all readers interested in metaphor. This second edition includes two new chapters--on 'metaphors in discourse' and 'metaphor and emotion' --along with new exercises, responses to criticism and recent developments in the field, and revised student



exercises, tables, and figures.