Verbal Art and Verbal Science: The Chess Moves of Language

by Jonathan J. Webster, Ruqaiya Hasan, M.A.K. Halliday

Over the course of history, humankind has relied on the power of language to impose regularities on experience and bring "the environment more within our power to control." Professor M.A.K. Halliday refers to this conceptual shifting as "the Knight's move in language."

In this joint work, developed in collaboration with the late Professor Ruqaiya Hasan and edited by Professor Jonathan J. Webster, metaphor is used to understand how language...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350027448
• ISBN13: 9781350027442
• Release Date: January 2026
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 256 Pages