The Ubiquity of Metaphor
Metaphor in language and thought
Editors
This volume brings together a number of articles representative of the present outlook on the importance of metaphors, and of the work done on metaphors in several domains of (psycho)linguistics. The first part of the volume deals with metaphor and the system of language. The second part offers papers on metaphor and language use. In the third part psychological and psycholinguistic aspects of metaphor are discussed.
[Current Issues in Linguistic Theory, 29] 1985. iii, 628 pp.
Publishing status: Available
© John Benjamins Publishing Company
Table of Contents
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IntroductionRené Dirven and Wolf Paprotté | p. vii
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Part 1. Metaphor and the system of languages
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Semiotic aspects of metaphorWinfried Nöth | p. 1
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“Conventional” and “dead” metaphors revisitedElizabeth Closs Traugott | p. 17
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Towards an explanatory theory of metaphorPeter Mühlhäusler | p. 57
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Metaphor as a basic means for extending the lexiconRené Dirven | p. 85
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polysemy, tropes and cognition or the non-magrittian art of closing curtains whilst opening themRené Jongen | p. 121
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Context dependence and metaphorPeter Bosch | p. 141
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Part 2. Metaphor and language Use
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Spatial metaphors underlying propositions of causalityGünter Radden | p. 177
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Metaphoric processes in word formation. The case of prefixed verbsBrygida Rudzka-Ostyn | p. 209
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Linguistic and extralinguistic aids for reconstruction and interpretation of metaphors in headlinesSabine De Knop | p. 243
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Metaphors and their aptness in trade names for perfumesEmma Vorlat | p. 263
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the translation of metaphorPeter Newmark | p. 295
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Part 3. Metaphor and psycholinguistic processes
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Some implications of metaphor for philosophy and psychology of scienceRobert R. Hoffman | p. 327
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Representation in cognitive psychological theories of figurative languageRichard P. Honeck and Clare T. Kibler | p. 381
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Metaphor and the first wordsWolf Paprotté | p. 425
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A devlopmental analysis of metaphoric competence and readingJames D. Pickens, Marilyn R. Pollio and Howard R. Pollio | p. 481
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Metaphoric productions and preferences in second language learnersAnna Trosbrog | p. 525
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Metaphor production and comprehension in AphasiaFranz-Josef Stachowiak | p. 559
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Visual imagery and metaphor in british sign languageBencie Woll | p. 601
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LAN009000: LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General