Metaphor: A Practical Introduction

Kovecses, Zoltan

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ISBN 10: 0195145119 ISBN 13: 9780195145113

Published by Oxford University Press, 2002

Language: English

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Title

Metaphor: A Practical Introduction

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Publication Date

2002

Language

English

ISBN 10

0195145119

ISBN 13

9780195145113

Binding

Soft cover

Condition

Very Good

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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, K�vecses 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 is at ELTE, Budapest.

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