The contemporary theory of metaphor [[electronic resource] ] : a perspective from Chinese / / Ning Yu

• Autore: Yu Ning
• Pubblicazione: Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub., c1998
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (288 p.)
• Disciplina: 808
• Soggetto topico: Metaphor; Chinese language - Figures of speech
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [251]-272) and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This 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, from
• Titolo autorizzato: The contemporary theory of metaphor
• ISBN: 9786613222107; 90-272-8273-0; 1-283-22210-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910815595803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Human cognitive processing ; ; v. 1.