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Understanding figurative language : from metaphors to idioms /

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Sam Glucksberg presents a new theory of metaphor, that metaphors are used in everyday discourse to create new concepts and categories. This process is spontaneous and automatic, and permeates both written and spoken language.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Glucksberg, Sam
Other Authors: McGlone, Matthew S., 1966-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.
Series:Oxford psychology series ; no. 36.
Subjects:
Figures of speech.
Metaphor.
Idioms.
French language > Figures of speech.
Metaphor
Figures de rhétorique.
Métaphore.
Idiotismes.
metaphor.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Rhetoric.
REFERENCE > Writing Skills.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Composition & Creative Writing.
Idioms
Figures of speech
Beeldspraak.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:Sam Glucksberg presents a new theory of metaphor, that metaphors are used in everyday discourse to create new concepts and categories. This process is spontaneous and automatic, and permeates both written and spoken language.
Physical Description:1 online resource (vii, 134 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 117-127) and indexes.
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