The Routledge Handbook of Metaphor and Language (Hardcover)

The Routledge Handbook of Metaphor and Language provides a comprehensive overview of state-of-the-art interdisciplinary research on metaphor and language. Featuring 35 chapters written by leading scholars from around the world, the volume takes a broad view of the field of metaphor and language, and brings together diverse and distinct theoretical and applied perspectives to cover six key areas: Theoretical approaches to metaphor and language, covering Conceptual Metaphor Theory, Relevance Theory, Blending Theory and Dynamical Systems Theory; Methodological approaches to metaphor and language, discussing ways of identifying metaphors in verbal texts, images and gestures, as well as the use of corpus linguistics; Formal variation in patterns of metaphor use across text types, historical periods and languages; Functional variation of metaphor, in contexts including educational, commercial, scientific and political discourse, as well as online trolling; The applications of metaphor for problem solving, in business, education, healthcare and conflict situations; Language, metaphor, and cognitive development, examining the processing and comprehension of metaphors. The Routledge Handbook of Language and Metaphor is a must-have survey of this key field, and is essential reading for those interested in language and metaphor.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Handbooks in Linguistics
Release date:	November 2016
Editors:	Elena Semino • Zsofia Demjen
Dimensions:	246 x 174 x 35mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	542
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-77536-7
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Semantics (meaning) > General
LSN:	1-138-77536-3
Barcode:	9781138775367

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