Context and Connection in Metaphor /

How do people understand metaphorical language? Can a commonplace metaphor affect the way people think even if they don't interpret it? Why does it matter how people interpret metaphors? The author proposes an original communication-based theory of metaphor that answers these and other question...

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Main Author:	Ritchie, L. David (Author)
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.
Subjects:	Linguistics. Cognitive Linguistics. Psycholinguistics. Cognitive grammar. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book