Metaphor in Cognitive Linguistics: Selected papers from the 5th International Cognitive Linguistics Conference, Amsterdam, 1997: 175 (Current Issues in Linguistic Theory) - Softcover

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ISBN 10: 902723728X ISBN 13: 9789027237286

Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Co, 1999

Synopsis

This book contains a selection of refereed and revised papers originally presented at the 5th ICLC. After an introduction by the editors, the book opens with a long-needed chapter on historical precedents for the Cognitive Linguistic theory of metaphor. Two chapters demonstrate the method of lexical analysis of linguistic metaphors and how it can be fruitfully applied to a characterization of the conceptual domains of smell and economics. Three chapters deal with theoretical aspects of conceptual metaphor, one of which is a commissioned chapter on the relation between conceptual metaphor theory and conceptual blending. Finally there are five chapters presenting novel theoretical issues and empirical findings about the relation between conceptual metaphor and culture. This book is hence a wide-ranging sample of current approaches to metaphor in Cognitive Linguistics, with some chapters breaking new grounds for future research.

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Three further chapters deal with theoretical aspects of conceptual metaphor, one of which is a commissioned chapter on the relation between conceptual metaphor theory and conceptual blending. Finally, there are five chapters presenting novel theoretical issues and empirical findings about the relation between conceptual metaphor and culture.

Edition details

• Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Co
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 902723728X
• ISBN 13: 9789027237286
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 233
• Editor: Gibbs Jr. Raymond W., Steen Gerard J.