Metaphor and Metonymy Contributor(s): Allan, Kathryn (Author) |
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ISBN: 140519085X ISBN-13: 9781405190855 Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell OUR PRICE: $41.56 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2009 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General |
Dewey: 420.143 |
LCCN: 2008043503 |
Series: Publications of the Philological Society |
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.8" W x 8.9" (0.8 lbs) 268 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The way in which we understand the concept of intelligence is rooted in metaphor and metonymy; for example, it is common to describe people as 'bright' or 'thick'. This book explores the motivation for some of the lexemes in this semantic field across the history of the English language, considering the range of cognitive mechanisms and cultural factors that can inform metaphorical and metonymical mappings.
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