This volume brings together a number of articles representative of the present outlook on the importance of metaphors, and of the work done on metaphors in several domains of linguistics. The first part of the volume deals with metaphor and the system of language. The second part offers papers on metaphor and language use. In the third part psychological and psycholinguistic aspects of metaphor are discussed.
Language
English
Pages
628
Format
Hardcover
Release
January 01, 1985
ISBN 13
9789027235213
The Ubiquity of Metaphor: Metaphor in Language and Thought
This volume brings together a number of articles representative of the present outlook on the importance of metaphors, and of the work done on metaphors in several domains of linguistics. The first part of the volume deals with metaphor and the system of language. The second part offers papers on metaphor and language use. In the third part psychological and psycholinguistic aspects of metaphor are discussed.