Author : Jonathan Charteris-Black
Publisher : Springer
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2004-02-17
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780230000612
Corpus Approaches to Critical Metaphor Analysis by Jonathan Charteris-Black Pdf
In a stimulating and novel approach, this book explains why metaphors are persuasive, suggesting that they are ideologically effective because they are cognitively plausible and evoke an emotional response. 'Critical Metaphor Analysis' is then developed in a series of corpus-based studies in which analysis of collocations provides insight into the cognitive motivation and expressive connotation of metaphor. By unifying traditional and cognitive semantic with pragmatic approaches, the reader becomes aware of the importance of metaphor in persuasive language.