Understanding Figurative Language
Understanding Figurative Language
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9780195111095 |
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Hardback |
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1 Jan 2001 |
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Contents
1: Metaphor, the Central Trope
2: Beyond the Literal
3: Beyond Similarity
4: Property Attribution
5: Idioms: from Metaphor to Idiom and Back
6: Matthew S. McGlone: Concepts as Metaphors
References
Index
Authors
Sam Glucksberg , Professor of Psychology, Princeton University, United States
Reviews
"A leader in the field of psycholinguistics, Glucksberg (psychology, Princeton Univ.) examines how people process and comprehend figurative language like metaphors and idioms....Suitable for graduate students and above, this book will interest cognitive scientists, psycholinguists, philosophers of language, and others working in the field of language."--CHOICE
"A leader in the field of psycholinguistics, Glucksberg (psychology, Princeton Univ.) examines how people process and comprehend figurative language like metaphors and idioms....Suitable for graduate students and above, this book will interest cognitive scientists, psycholinguists, philosophers of language, and others working in the field of language."--CHOICE