02746nam 2200589 a 450 991045650230332120200520144314.0978661322210790-272-8273-01-283-22210-8(CKB)2550000000043001(EBL)740275(OCoLC)742333677(SSID)ssj0000992486(PQKBManifestationID)11635043(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000992486(PQKBWorkID)10949681(PQKB)10366662(MiAaPQ)EBC740275(Au-PeEL)EBL740275(CaPaEBR)ebr10488473(EXLCZ)99255000000004300119980220d1998 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe contemporary theory of metaphor[electronic resource] a perspective from Chinese /Ning YuAmsterdam ;Philadelphia John Benjamins Pub.c19981 online resource (288 p.)Human cognitive processing,1387-6724 ;v. 1Description based upon print version of record.90-272-2353-X Includes bibliographical references (p. [251]-272) and indexes.The Contemporary Theory of Metaphor; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Table of contents; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. The Contemporary Theory: A Review; Chapter 3. Emotion Metaphors; Chapter 4. The Time as Space Metaphor; Chapter 5. The Event Structure Metaphor; Chapter 6. Conclusion; Appendix; Notes; References; Name Index; Subject IndexThis comparative study of Chinese and English metaphor contributes to the search for metaphoric universals by placing the contemporary theory of metaphor in a broad cross-linguistic and cross-cultural perspective. The author explores to what degree abstract reasoning is metaphorical and which conceptual metaphors are culture specific, wide spread or universal in a cognitive and cultural context.The empirical studies presented reinforce the view that metaphor is the main mechanism through which abstract concepts are comprehended and abstract reasoning is performed. They also support, fromHuman cognitive processing ;v. 1.MetaphorChinese languageFigures of speechElectronic books.Metaphor.Chinese languageFigures of speech.808Yu Ning615432MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910456502303321The contemporary theory of metaphor2157673UNINA