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This clear and lucid primer fills an important need by providing a comprehensive account of the many new developments in the study of metaphor over the last twenty years and their impact on our understanding of language, culture, and the mind. Beginning with Lakoff and Johnson's seminal work in Metaphors We Live By, Kövecses outlines the development of "the cognitive linguistic theory of metaphor" by explaining key ideas on metaphor. He also explores primary metaphor, metaphor systems, the "invariance principle," mental-imagery experiments, the many-space blending theory, and the role of image schemas in metaphorical thought. He examines the applicability of these ideas to numerous related fields.

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Zoltan Kovecses, Professor of American Studies, ELTE, Budapest.

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  • PublisherOxford University Press
  • Publication date2002
  • ISBN 10 0195145100
  • ISBN 13 9780195145106
  • BindingHardcover
  • LanguageEnglish
  • Number of pages304
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