The Cambridge Handbook of Metaphor and Thought

The Cambridge Handbook of Metaphor and Thought
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 550
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ISBN-10 : 9781139471664
ISBN-13 : 113947166X
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Book Synopsis The Cambridge Handbook of Metaphor and Thought by : Raymond W. Gibbs, Jr.

Download or read book The Cambridge Handbook of Metaphor and Thought written by Raymond W. Gibbs, Jr. and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2008-09-22 with total page 550 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive collection of essays in multidisciplinary metaphor scholarship that has been written in response to the growing interest among scholars and students from a variety of disciplines such as linguistics, philosophy, anthropology, music and psychology. These essays explore the significance of metaphor in language, thought, culture and artistic expression. There are five main themes of the book: the roots of metaphor, metaphor understanding, metaphor in language and culture, metaphor in reasoning and feeling, and metaphor in non-verbal expression. Contributors come from a variety of academic disciplines, including psychology, linguistics, philosophy, cognitive science, literature, education, music, and law.


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