The ubiquity of metaphor : metaphor in language and thought
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The ubiquity of metaphor : metaphor in language and thought
（Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science, ser. IV . Current issues in linguistic theory ; v. 29）
J. Benjamins, 1985
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"The majority of the papers ... were presented at the 8th Linguistic Symposium, organized by L.A.U.T. at the University of Trier, in March 1983 ... [and] sponsored by the German Research Foundation DFG (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft)"--P. xviii
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Description
This volume brings together a number of articles representative of the present outlook on the importance of metaphors, and of the work done on metaphors in several domains of (psycho)linguistics. The first part of the volume deals with metaphor and the system of language. The second part offers papers on metaphor and language use. In the third part psychological and psycholinguistic aspects of metaphor are discussed.
Table of Contents
- 1. Introduction (by Dirven, Rene)
- 2. Part 1. Metaphor and the system of languages
- 3. Semiotic aspects of metaphor (by Noth, Winfried)
- 4. "Conventional" and "dead" metaphors revisited (by Traugott, Elizabeth Closs)
- 5. Towards an explanatory theory of metaphor (by Muhlhausler, Peter)
- 6. Metaphor as a basic means for extending the lexicon (by Dirven, Rene)
- 7. polysemy, tropes and cognition or the non-magrittian art of closing curtains whilst opening them (by Jongen, Rene)
- 8. Context dependence and metaphor (by Bosch, Peter)
- 9. Part 2. Metaphor and language Use
- 10. Spatial metaphors underlying propositions of causality (by Radden, Gunter)
- 11. Metaphoric processes in word formation. The case of prefixed verbs (by Rudzka-Ostyn, Brygida)
- 12. Linguistic and extralinguistic aids for reconstruction and interpretation of metaphors in headlines (by Knop, Sabine De)
- 13. Metaphors and their aptness in trade names for perfumes (by Vorlat, Emma)
- 14. the translation of metaphor (by Newmark, Peter)
- 15. Part 3. Metaphor and psycholinguistic processes
- 16. Some implications of metaphor for philosophy and psychology of science (by Hoffman, Robert R.)
- 17. Representation in cognitive psychological theories of figurative language (by Honeck, Richard P.)
- 18. Metaphor and the first words (by Paprotte, Wolf)
- 19. A devlopmental analysis of metaphoric competence and reading (by Pickens, James D.)
- 20. Metaphoric productions and preferences in second language learners (by Trosbrog, Anna)
- 21. Metaphor production and comprehension in Aphasia (by Stachowiak, Franz-Josef)
- 22. Visual imagery and metaphor in british sign language (by Woll, Bencie)
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