Metaphor: A Practical Introduction, 2nd Edition

Kovecses, Zoltan

ISBN 10: 0195374940 / ISBN 13: 9780195374940

Published by Oxford University Press, 2010

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Metaphor: A Practical Introduction, 2nd Edition
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0195374940
• ISBN 13: 9780195374940
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

Combining up-to-date scholarship with clear and accessible language and helpful exercises, Metaphor: A Practical Introduction is an invaluable resource for all readers interested in metaphor. This second edition includes two new chapters--on 'metaphors in discourse' and 'metaphor and emotion' --along with new exercises, responses to criticism and recent developments in the field, and revised student exercises, tables, and figures.

About the Author

Zoltan Kövecses is Professor of Linguistics, Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary