The language of metaphors

Author(s)

• Goatly, Andrew

Bibliographic Information

The language of metaphors

Andrew Goatly

Routledge, 1997

• : hbk
• : pbk

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 335-346) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

In this ambitious and wide-ranging textbook Andrew Goatly explores the language of metaphor. Combining insights from relevance theory and functional linguistics, he provides a powerful model for understanding how metaphors work in real communicative situations, how we use them to communicate meaning as well as how we process them. This book: * examines the distinction between literal and metaphorical language * surveys the means by which metaphors are realised in texts * locates the interpretation of metaphor in its social context * contains tasks and suggestions for further work * uses examples from a wide variety of genres, including conversation, popular science, advertising, news reports, novels and poetry.

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Details

• NCID: BA30760288
• ISBN:
  • 0415128765
  • 0415128773
• LCCN: 95052119
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London ; New York
• Pages/Volumes: xvi, 360 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • NDC9 : 830
  • LCC : PE1421
  • DC20 : 420
  • NDC8 : 830.23
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : English language -- Style
  • LCSH : Metaphor