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Metaphor and thought / edited by Andrew Ortony.
LIBRA BF455 .M47 1993
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Thought and thinking.
- Metaphor.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 678 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge [England] ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 1993.
- Summary:
- Philosophers, psychologists, linguists, and educators raise serious questions about the viability of the traditional distinction between the literal and the metaphorical, discussing problems ranging from the definition of metaphor to its role in language acquisition, learning, scientific thinking, and the creation of social policy.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [633]-661) and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 0521405475
- 0521405610
- OCLC:
- 26974840
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