The Cambridge handbook of metaphor and thought / edited by Raymond W. Gibbs, Jr.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gibbs, Raymond W.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Metaphor.

Psycholinguistics.

Language and culture.

Nonverbal communication.

Physical Description:

xi, 550 pages : illustrations, music ; 27 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.

Summary:

The Cambridge Handbook of Metaphor and Thought offers the most comprehensive collection of essays in multidisciplinary metaphor scholarship that has ever been published. These essays explore the significance of metaphor in language, thought, culture, and artistic expression. There are five main themes of the book: the roots of metaphor, metaphor understanding, metaphor in language and culture, metaphor in reasoning and feeling, and metaphor in nonverbal expression. Contributors come from a variety of academic disciplines, including psychology, linguistics, philosophy, cognitive science, literature, education, music, and law.

Contents:

The roots of metaphor

Metaphor understanding

Metaphor in language and culture

Metaphor in reasoning and feeling

Metaphor in nonverbal expression.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9780521841061

0521841062

9780521600866

0521600863

OCLC:

174500919

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