Metaphor Networks : The Comparative Evolution of Figurative Language /

Metaphor Networks focuses on the historical evolution of metaphor and proposes new theories on language change based on substantial empirical data. It explores how the metaphors of today are very often linked to images existing in the past and traces metaphor paths back to the Middle Ages and Antiqu...

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Main Author:	Trim, Richard (Author)
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.
Subjects:	Linguistics. Applied Linguistics. Cognitive Psychology. Comparative Linguistics. Historical Linguistics. Translation. Applied linguistics. Cognitive psychology. Comparative linguistics. Historical linguistics. Translating and interpreting. Electronic books.
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Summary:	Metaphor Networks focuses on the historical evolution of metaphor and proposes new theories on language change based on substantial empirical data. It explores how the metaphors of today are very often linked to images existing in the past and traces metaphor paths back to the Middle Ages and Antiquity. The findings reveal that regular patters of evolution emerge and the aims of the book are to find out what lies behind these patterns.
Item Description:	Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (XV, 231 pages)
ISBN:	9780230287556
DOI:	10.1057/9780230287556