Understanding figurative language from metaphors to idioms
Sam Glucksberg presents a new theory of metaphor, that metaphors are used in everyday discourse to create new concepts and categories. This process is spontaneous and automatic, and permeates both written and spoken language
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press
2001, 2001
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Series: | Oxford psychology series / Oxford psychology series
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Collection: | Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Summary: | Sam Glucksberg presents a new theory of metaphor, that metaphors are used in everyday discourse to create new concepts and categories. This process is spontaneous and automatic, and permeates both written and spoken language |
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Physical Description: | vii, 134 p. |
ISBN: | 9780199872107 |