Finding metaphor in grammar and usage : a methodological analysis of theory and research /

Cognitive linguists have proposed that metaphor is not just a matter of language but of thought, and that metaphorical thought displays a high degree of conventionalization. In order to produce converging evidence for this theory of metaphor, a wide range of data is currently being studied with a la...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Steen, Gerard
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., ©2007.
Colección:Converging evidence in language and communication research ; v. 10.
Temas:
Metaphor > Psychological aspects.
Cognitive grammar.
Concepts.
Thought and thinking.
Métaphore > Aspect psychologique.
Grammaire cognitive.
Pensée.
thinking.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Grammar & Punctuation.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > Syntax.
Metaforen.
Metaforer > psykologiska aspekter.
Kognitiv lingvistik.
Tänkande.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Cognitive linguists have proposed that metaphor is not just a matter of language but of thought, and that metaphorical thought displays a high degree of conventionalization. In order to produce converging evidence for this theory of metaphor, a wide range of data is currently being studied with a large array of methods and techniques. Finding Metaphor in Grammar and Usage aims to map the field of this development in theory and research from a methodological perspective. It raises the question when exactly evidence for metaphor in language and thought can be said to count as converging. It also.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xii, 430 pages).
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 405-425) and index.
ISBN:9789027291851
9027291853
ISSN:1566-7774 ;

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