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A Hybrid Theory of Metaphor : Relevance Theory and Cognitive Linguistics /

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A provoking new approach to how we understand metaphors thoroughly comparing and contrasting the claims made by relevance theorists and cognitive linguists. The resulting hybrid theory shows the complementarity of many positions as well as the need and possibility of achieving a broader and more rea...

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Main Author: Tendahl, Markus (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.
Subjects:
Linguistics.
Cognitive Linguistics.
Language and Literature.
Psycholinguistics.
Semantics.
Cognitive grammar.
Philology.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:A provoking new approach to how we understand metaphors thoroughly comparing and contrasting the claims made by relevance theorists and cognitive linguists. The resulting hybrid theory shows the complementarity of many positions as well as the need and possibility of achieving a broader and more realistic theory of our understanding.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XI, 282 pages)
ISBN:9780230244313
DOI:10.1057/9780230244313