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Where metaphors come from : reconsidering context in metaphor /

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'Where Metaphors Come From' argues that what is known as 'conceptual metaphor theory' has stood the test of time. At the same time, it also suggests that the view of metaphorical grounding as proposed in the book augments and refines conceptual metaphor theory according to which...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kövecses, Zoltán (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2014]
Subjects:
Metaphor.
Language and languages > Variation.
Discourse analysis.
Cognitive grammar.
Metaphor
Métaphore.
Variation (Linguistique)
Grammaire cognitive.
metaphor.
Cognitive grammar
Discourse analysis
Language and languages > Variation
Metapher
Kognitive Grammatik
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Metaphor, embodiment and context
  • Meaning making
  • The conceptual system
  • Contextual factors
  • Metaphor and culture
  • Context and metaphorical creativity
  • Context and poetic metaphor
  • The conceptual context of linguistic humor
  • Happiness in context
  • Metaphor and context.