Frames and constructions in metaphoric language /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sullivan, Karen, 1980-
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, [2013]
Series:Constructional approaches to language ; v. 14.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Metaphoric language and metaphoric thought
  • 2. Frames in metaphor and meaning
  • 3. Frames and lexical choice in metaphor
  • 4. Frames in metonymic inferencing
  • 5. Two types of adjective construction in metaphor
  • 6. Argument structure constructions in metaphor
  • 7. Metaphoric preposition phrases and closed-class items
  • 8. Repeated domain evocation and xyz constructions
  • 9. Metaphoric constructions beyond the clause
  • 10. Conclusion.