Routledge Handbook of Metaphor and Language
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Product details
- ISBN 9780367581428
- Weight: 980g
- Dimensions: 174 x 246mm
- Publication Date: 30 Jun 2020
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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:
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- Theoretical approaches to metaphor and language, covering Conceptual Metaphor Theory, Relevance Theory, Blending Theory and Dynamical Systems Theory;
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- 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;
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- Formal variation in patterns of metaphor use across text types, historical periods and languages;
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- Functional variation of metaphor, in contexts including educational, commercial, scientific and political discourse, as well as online trolling;
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- The applications of metaphor for problem solving, in business, education, healthcare and conflict situations;
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- Language, metaphor, and cognitive development, examining the processing and comprehension of metaphors.
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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.
Elena Semino is Professor of Linguistics and Verbal Art and Head of the Department of Linguistics and English Language at Lancaster University, UK. She also holds a Visiting Professorship at Fuzhou University in China.
Zsófia Demjén is Senior Lecturer in Applied Linguistics at UCL Institute of Education, University College, London.
