The Language of Metaphors
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In this ambitious and wide-ranging book, Andrew Goatly looks at how we use metaphor to communicate meaning. Combining insights from functional linguistics and relevance theory, he provides a powerful model for understanding how metaphors work in real communicative situations, how we use them to communicate meaning and how we process them. Drawing on substantial linguistic corpora including literary works by William Golding, TS Eliot, Ezra...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0415586380
ISBN13:9780415586382
Release Date:May 2011
Publisher:Routledge
Length:400 Pages
Weight:1.35 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"
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Humanities Language Arts Linguistics Literature & Fiction Words, Language & GrammarCustomer Reviews
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