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Understanding figurative language : from metaphors to idioms / Sam Glucksberg.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Glucksberg, Sam, author.
- Series:
- Oxford psychology series ; no. 36.
- Oxford psychology series ; no. 36
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Figures of speech.
- Metaphor.
- Idioms.
- Medical Subjects:
- Metaphor.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (vii, 134 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2001.
- Summary:
- Sam Glucksberg presents a new theory of metaphor, that metaphors are used in everyday discourse to create new concepts and categories. This process is spontaneous and automatic, and permeates both written and spoken language.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 117-127) and indexes.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-802712-5
- 0-19-530189-7
- 0-19-987210-4
- 9786610453436
- 1-280-45343-5
- 0-19-028318-1
- OCLC:
- 1262031536
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