Metaphor In Focus

Author : Francesca Ervas,Elisabetta Gola
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2014-09-18
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781443867313

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Metaphor in Focus by Francesca Ervas,Elisabetta Gola Pdf

This book is a philosophical guide on metaphor use. Previous research concerning metaphors has focused on either the theoretical-linguistic problems or the uses in specific research fields. Although these domains share some common interests, there has been little cross-communication. The aim of this volume is to bridge the gap between the theoretical and the empirical side of the research on metaphor use, by analysing the role of metaphor over different domains of use. Therefore, while adopting a theoretical-philosophical point of view, the volume also presents the interdisciplinary connections between philosophy and other academic areas such as linguistics, cognitive science, discourse analysis, communication studies, didactics, economics, arts and political science.

Author : Raymond W. Gibbs,Gerard Steen
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1999-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027236814

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Metaphor in Cognitive Linguistics by Raymond W. Gibbs,Gerard Steen Pdf

This book contains a selection of refereed and revised papers originally presented at the 5th ICLC. After an introduction by the editors, the book opens with a long-needed chapter on historical precedents for the Cognitive Linguistic theory of metaphor. Two chapters demonstrate the method of lexical analysis of linguistic metaphors and how it can be fruitfully applied to a characterization of the conceptual domains of smell and economics. Three chapters deal with theoretical aspects of conceptual metaphor, one of which is a commissioned chapter on the relation between conceptual metaphor theory and conceptual blending. Finally there are five chapters presenting novel theoretical issues and empirical findings about the relation between conceptual metaphor and culture. This book is hence a wide-ranging sample of current approaches to metaphor in Cognitive Linguistics, with some chapters breaking new grounds for future research.

Author : Eva Feder Kittay
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0198242468

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Metaphor by Eva Feder Kittay Pdf

The purpose of this book is to provide a comprehensive philosophical theory which explains the cognitive contribution of metaphor. The argument is illustrated with analysis of metaphors from literature, philosophy, science, and everyday language.

Author : Antonio Barcelona
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2012-10-24
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110894677

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Metaphor and Metonymy at the Crossroads by Antonio Barcelona Pdf

Metaphor and Metonymy at the Crossroads is a collection of essays, most of them written from a cognitive linguistics standpoint by leading specialists in the fields of conceptual metaphor and metonymy, and conceptual integration (blending). The book has two main goals. One of them is to discuss in new, provocative ways the nature of these conceptual mappings in English and their interaction. The other goal is to explore by means of several detailed case studies the central role of these mappings in English. The studies are, thus, concerned with the operation of metaphor and metonymy in discourse, including literary discourse or with the effect of metaphorical and/or metonymic mappings on some aspects of linguistic structure, be it polysemy or grammar. The book is of interest to students and researchers in English and linguistics, English literature, cognitive psychology and cognitive science.

Author : Federica Ferrari
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2018-10-22
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781351743174

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Metaphor and Persuasion in Strategic Communication by Federica Ferrari Pdf

This groundbreaking work adopts an alternative metaphor-based approach to challenge, unpack, and redefine our understanding of persuasion and strategic communication and the extents to which they shape political discourse. The book’s theoretical and methodological grounding in metaphor allows for an alternative perspective on strategic communication but also a robust discussion of both persuasion and other kinds of related discursive processes at work in political communication, including narrative, identification, and ideology. The volume integrates case studies from prominent political discourses, including those of George W. Bush, Jr., Tony Blair, and Barack Obama, to highlight the crucial role of persuasion management and sustainability in the public sphere and the ways in which it might inform political action and change in a positive way. Broadening our perception of the possibilities of persuasion and strategic communication, this dynamic volume is key reading for students and scholars in communication studies, political science, rhetoric, and cognitive linguistics.

Author : Zoltan Kovecses
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2010-03-12
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0199705313

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Metaphor by Zoltan Kovecses Pdf

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.

Author : Julien Perrez,Min Reuchamps,Paul H. Thibodeau
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2019-08-06
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027262219

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Variation in Political Metaphor by Julien Perrez,Min Reuchamps,Paul H. Thibodeau Pdf

The objective of this book is to understand variation in political metaphor. Political metaphors are distinctive and important because they are used to achieve political goals: to persuade, to shape expectations, to realize specific objectives and actions. The analyses in the book go beyond the mere identification of conceptual metaphors in discourse to show how political metaphors function in the real world. It starts from the finding that the same conceptual domains are used to characterize politics, political entities and political issues. Yet, the specific metaphors used to describe these conceptual domains often change. This book explores some of the reasons for this variation, including features of political leaders (e.g., their age and gender), countries, and other sociopolitical circumstances. This perspective yields a better understanding of the role(s) of metaphors in political discourse.

Author : Elena Semino,Zsófia Demjén,Andrew Hardie,Sheila Payne,Paul Rayson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2017-11-28
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781317245216

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Metaphor, Cancer and the End of Life by Elena Semino,Zsófia Demjén,Andrew Hardie,Sheila Payne,Paul Rayson Pdf

This book presents the methodology, findings and implications of a large-scale corpus-based study of the metaphors used to talk about cancer and the end of life (including care at the end of life) in the UK. It focuses on metaphor as a central linguistic and cognitive tool that is frequently used to talk and think about sensitive and subjective experiences, such as illness, emotions, death, and dying, and that can both help and hinder communication and well-being, depending on how it is used. The book centers on a combination of qualitative analyses and innovative corpus linguistic methods. This methodological assemblage was applied to the systematic study of the metaphors used in a 1.5-million-word corpus. The corpus consists of interviews with, and online forum posts written by, members of three stakeholder groups, namely: patients diagnosed with advanced cancer; unpaid carers looking after a relative with a diagnosis of advanced cancer; and healthcare professionals. The book presents a range of qualitative and quantitative findings that have implications for: metaphor theory and analysis; corpus linguistic and computational approaches to metaphor; and training and practice in cancer care and hospice, palliative and end-of-life care.

Author : Graham Low,Lynne Cameron
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1999-02-11
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 0521649641

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Researching and Applying Metaphor by Graham Low,Lynne Cameron Pdf

This book demonstrates how metaphor needs to be researched using multiple methods of investigation.

Author : Gerard J. Steen
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2007-11-14
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027291851

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Finding Metaphor in Grammar and Usage by Gerard J. Steen Pdf

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 goes into the various stages of producing such evidence (conceptualization, operationalization, data collection and analysis, and interpretation). The book offers systematic discussion of eight distinct areas of metaphor research that emerge as a result of approaching metaphor as part of grammar or usage, language or thought, and symbolic structure or cognitive process.

Author : Lynne Cameron
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2003-03-13
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781441175649

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Metaphor in Educational Discourse by Lynne Cameron Pdf

'Metaphor in Educational Discourse is a superb piece of applied linguistics research that integrates Vygotsky's theory of concepts with current work on metaphor into a coherent framework for investigating how teachers and learners negotiate figurative language in order to promote development in the classroom setting. In what is likely to become the standard for future studies in this area, Lynne Cameron meticulously demonstrates the central role of linguistic metaphors in classroom learning - designed to lead learners to a deeper understanding of complex mathematical and scientific concepts.' James P. Lantolf, Professor of Applied Linguistics, The Pennsylvania State University. This book reports research into metaphor in use with school students. The setting for the research is a UK school and the participants are around ten years old, with their first language well established but still developing concepts and understandings. Close examination of a corpus of classroom spoken discourse reveals how metaphor is employed by their teachers, not just in explaining ideas, but, in managing and mediating the activity of the classroom and the learning of the students. Particular issues discussed include: the problems of identifying metaphors in spoken discourse, the conventionalism of metaphors in the discourse of socio-cultural groups, and how a socio-cultural approach can account for systematicity in metaphor use.

Author : Raymond W. Gibbs
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2017-05-04
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781107071148

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Metaphor Wars by Raymond W. Gibbs Pdf

The study of metaphor is now firmly established as a central topic within cognitive science and the humanities. This book explores the critical role that conceptual metaphors play in language, thought, cultural and expressive actions. It evaluates the arguments and evidence for and against conceptual metaphors across academic disciplines.

Author : Mark J. Landau
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2016-12
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781315312002

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Conceptual Metaphor in Social Psychology by Mark J. Landau Pdf

Sex -- Commitment -- Conflict -- Loneliness and Rejection Hurt-Literally? -- Relationships as a Source -- Notes -- Chapter 8: Intergroup Relations -- Metaphors of Group Membership -- Metaphors of Intergroup Emotions -- Up/Down -- Light/Dark -- Warm/Cold -- Clean/Dirty -- Human/Not Human -- Metaphors of Society: What Is and What Could Be -- Notes -- Chapter 9: Political and Health Discourse -- Political Discourse -- Health Discourse -- What to Do? -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Index

Author : Stefana Garello
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2024-07-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783031568664

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The Enigma of Metaphor by Stefana Garello Pdf

Author : Rainer Guldin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2015-10-05
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781317621706

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Translation as Metaphor by Rainer Guldin Pdf

In today’s ever-changing climate of disintegration and recombination, translation has become one of the essential metaphors, if not the metaphor, of our globalized world. Translation and Metaphor is an attempt to draw a comprehensive map of these new overlapping theoretical territories and the many cross-disciplinary movements they imply. In five chapters, this book examines: · The main metaphor theories developed in the West. · The way the notion of metaphor relates to the concept of translation. · Different theoretical perspectives on metaphors of translation in translation studies. · The main metaphors developed to describe translation in the West and in the East. · Spatial metaphors within translation studies, cultural studies and postcolonial theory. · The use of the metaphor of translation across psychoanalysis, anthropology and ethnography, postcolonial theory, history and literature, sociology, media and communication theory, and medicine and genetics. Comprehensive analysis of key metaphor theories, revealing examples from a wide range of sources and a look towards future directions make this is a must-have book for students, researchers and translators working in the areas of translation and translation theory.