Metaphor: A Practical Introduction

by Zoltan Kovecses

Book Overview

This clear and lucid primer fills an important need by providing a comprehensive account of the many new developments in the study of metaphor over the last twenty years and their impact on our understanding of language, culture, and the mind. Beginning with Lakoff and Johnson's seminal work in Metaphors We Live By, K vecses outlines the development of "the cognitive linguistic theory of metaphor" by explaining key ideas on metaphor. He also explores...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195145119
• ISBN13: 9780195145113
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 8.9" x 6.0"