Mind, Metaphor and Language Teaching

by Randal Holme

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Understanding metaphor raises key questions about the relationship between language and meaning, and between language and mind. This book explores how this understanding can impact upon the theory and practice of language teaching. After summarising the cognitive basis of metaphor and other figures of speech, it looks at how this knowledge can inform classroom practice. Finally, it sets out how we can use these insights to re-appraise language learning...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:1403915857

ISBN13:9781403915856

Release Date:December 2003

Publisher:Palgrave MacMillan

Length:242 Pages

Weight:0.77 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 5.8" x 8.8"

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