The Routledge Handbook of Metaphor and Language

Book Overview

The Routledge Handbook of Metaphor and Language provides a comprehensive overview of state-of-the-art interdisciplinary research on metaphor and language. Featuring 35 chapters written by leading scholars from around the world, the volume takes a broad view of the field of metaphor and language, and brings together diverse and distinct theoretical and applied perspectives to cover six key areas:

Theoretical approaches to metaphor and language, covering Conceptual Metaphor Theory, Relevance Theory, Blending Theory and Dynamical Systems Theory;

Methodological approaches to metaphor and language, discussing ways of identifying metaphors in verbal texts, images and gestures, as well as the use of corpus linguistics;

Formal variation in patterns of metaphor use across text types, historical periods and languages;　

Functional variation of metaphor, in contexts including educational, commercial, scientific and political discourse, as well as online trolling;

The applications of metaphor for problem solving, in business, education, healthcare and conflict situations;

Language, metaphor, and cognitive development, examining the processing and comprehension of metaphors.

The Routledge Handbook of Language and Metaphor is a must-have survey of this key field, and is essential reading for those interested in language and metaphor.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367581426
• ISBN13: 9780367581428
• Release Date: June 2020
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 560 Pages
• Weight: 2.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.9" x 9.6"