Metaphor in focus : philosophical perspectives on metaphor use / edited by Elisabetta Gola and Francesca Ervas.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gola, Elisabetta, editor.

Ervas, Francesca, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Metaphor--Philosophy.

Metaphor.

Metaphor in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (178 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is a philosophical guide on metaphor use. Previous research concerning metaphors has focused on either the theoretical-linguistic problems or the uses in specific research fields. Although these domains share some common interests, there has been little cross-communication. The aim of this volume is to bridge the gap between the theoretical and the empirical side of the research on metaphor use, by analysing the role of metaphor over different domains of use. Therefore, while adopti...

Contents:

TABLE OF CONTENTS; A PHILOSOPHICAL GUIDE TO METAPHOR USE; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; CHAPTER EIGHT; CHAPTER NINE; CHAPTER TEN; CHAPTER ELEVEN

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed September 29, 2014).

ISBN:

1-4438-6731-4

OCLC:

891446937