Confronting Metaphor in Use
An applied linguistic approach
Editors
It is timely for researchers to approach metaphor as social and situated, as a matter of language and discourse, and not just as a matter of thought. Over the last twenty five years, scholars have come to appreciate in depth the cognitive, motivated and embodied nature of metaphor, but have tended to background the linguistic form of metaphor and have largely ignored how this connects to its role in the discourses in which our lives are constructed and lived. This book brings language and social dimensions into the picture, offering snapshots of metaphor use in real language and in real lives across the very different cultures of Europe and Brazil and contributing to the theorizing of metaphor in discourse.
[Pragmatics & Beyond New Series, 173] 2008. vii, 315 pp.
Publishing status: Available
© John Benjamins Publishing Company
Table of Contents
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Introduction: Applied linguistic approaches to metaphorMara Sophia Zanotto, Lynne Cameron and Marilda C. Cavalcanti | pp. 1–8
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Part I. Investigating the nature of metaphor in use
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1. Opening Pandora's Box: Multiple readings of a metaphorMara Sophia Zanotto and Dieli Vesaro Palma | pp. 11–43
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2. Metaphor shifting in the dynamics of talkLynne Cameron | pp. 45–62
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3. Adding sound to the picture: Motivating the lexical composition of metaphorical idioms in English, Dutch, and SpanishFrank Boers and Hélène Stengers | pp. 63–78
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4. Metaphor and positioning in academic book reviewsGraham Low | pp. 79–100
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Part II. Examining metaphor in corpora
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5. Brothers in arms: Contradictory metaphors in contemporary marketing discourseVeronika Koller | pp. 103–125
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6. Metaphor probabilities in corporaTony Berber Sardinha | pp. 127–147
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7. Corpus linguistic data and conceptual metaphor theoryAlice Deignan | pp. 149–162
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8. Exploring metaphors in corpora: A study of 'war' in corpus generated dataSolange Vereza | pp. 163–180
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Part III. Understanding metaphor in language education
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9. Young learners' understanding of figurative languageAna María Piquer-Píriz | pp. 183–198
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10. The relationship between associative thinking, analogical reasoning, image formation and metaphoric extension strategiesJeannette Littlemore | pp. 199–222
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Part IV. Using metaphor as a tool in professional development
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11. The awakening of Sleeping Beauty: A teacher's metaphor of professional development and language teachingJoão A. Telles | pp. 225–241
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12. En route through metaphors: Chatrooms as safe places to deal with difficulties in an online courseMarilda C. Cavalcanti and Ana Cecilia Bizon | pp. 243–265
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13. School teachers in favela contexts: Metaphors they live byF.C. Liberali | pp. 267–285
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14. Professional knowledge landscape: A metaphor to conceive of e-mail practices in business settingsMaximina M. Freire | pp. 287–310
“This timely publication reacts to the long-standing tendency of the cognitive linguistic community to focus on conceptual metaphor theory to the exclusion of natural language data, and is a welcome contribution to the study of metaphor in discourse. [...] It may be of special interest to readers working in or researching educational settings. It will also appeal to a wider audience because of the range of theoretical frameworks, methods, and both quantitative and qualitative studies it offers, and the general theoretical discussions arising from the data.”
Tina Krennmayr, VU University, Amsterdam, in Metaphor and Symbol 24 (2009)
“The diversity of studies compiled in this book offer a vital contribution to the studies of metaphor. The chapters do not only contribute to the understanding of metaphor in use, but also provides examples of different methodologies for the ones interested in carrying out research in the metaphor field. The wide range of contexts, the diverse data collection techniques and analytical approaches are evidence of the fertility in the way Applied Linguistics looks at metaphor. Confronting Metaphors in Use is a valuable addition to libraries of researchers, graduate students and educators interested in metaphor studies.”
Vera Lúcia Menezes de Oliveira e Paiva, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerias, Brazil, in D.E.L.T.A., Vol. 25:2 (2009)
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Subjects
Main BIC Subject
CFG: Semantics, Pragmatics, Discourse Analysis
Main BISAC Subject
LAN009000: LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General