The Routledge Handbook of Metaphor and Language by Elena Semino

The Routledge Handbook of Metaphor and Language by Elena Semino

By: Elena Semino

Publisher: Routledge

Print ISBN: 9780367581428, 0367581426

eText ISBN: 9781317374701, 1317374703

Edition: 1st

Copyright year: 2017

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.

Additional ISBNs

9781315672953|9780367581428, 1315672952|0367581426, 9781315672953, 9781138775367, 1315672952, 1138775363