Metaphor from the Ground Up: Understanding Figurative Language in Context

By Daniel C. Strack

Book Overview

Cross-referencing neurobiological knowledge with the invariance hypothesis, relevance theory, and frame semantics, Metaphor from the Ground Up: Understanding Figurative Language in Context unifies metaphor theory, fundamentally rethinks "context," and moves linguistics into the twenty-first century.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1498547923
• ISBN13: 9781498547925
• Release Date: June 2021
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"