The Routledge Handbook of Metaphor and Language

Elena Semino (Curatore)

Zsofia Demjen (Curatore)

Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2020

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.

• Curatore: Elena Semino, Zsofia Demjen
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Collana: Routledge Handbooks in Linguistics
• Anno: 2020
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 560 p.
• Dimensioni: 246 x 174 mm
• Peso: 453 gr.
• EAN: 9780367581428

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