nam a22 c 4500 clscc.20/411031157 nljbp 260206054427.1 cr ||||||||||| 260206s2026 ne |||||||||||||||||eng|d 2026002283 9789027244161 (e-Book) nljbp eng nljbp nljbp CFG bicssc LAN009030 bisacsh Crises We Live By A transdisciplinary study of crisis and its metaphors in their cultural context Edited by Irene Leonardis Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2026 ©2026 279 pages xi, 267 pp. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Cognitive Linguistic Studies in Cultural Contexts 1879-8047 20 Includes bibliographical references and index. Crisis in ancient and contemporary uses / Irene Leonardis -- Metaphors for crisis in Polybius’ cycle of constitutions and mixed constitution / Andreas T. Zanker -- Are different ‘crises we live by’ metaphorically conceptualised in different ways? / Antonella Luporini -- From trauma to reappraising life / Sara Vilar-Lluch -- Illness and war / Alberto Martinengo -- Weathering the storm / William Michael Short -- “The house is on fire” / Chiara Gagliano -- Metaphor and the representation of COVID-19 in online discourse of solidarity / Maryna Bielova -- Metaphors of ambiguity, uncertainty, and crisis in Early Greek poetry / Fabian Horn -- Metaphorical expressions of crisis and their role in the legitimation of dissent in Sinic thought / Marion Eggert and Heiner Roetz -- Collapse metaphor in Roman political discourse and its legacy / Irene Leonardis -- From a protective space to an erupting crisis / Michael Friedman -- Afterword / Irene Leonardis After an original foreword from Andreas Musolff setting the stage of the book, Crises We Live By offers a series of case studies that highlight different ways of conceptualizing and speaking about crisis, above all metaphorically. Its title echoes Lakoff and Johnson’s famous Metaphors We Live By (1980) and speaks to the unprecedented awareness of the theme of crisis and its conceptualization that has emerged in contemporary media and discourse. The book makes an innovative contribution to crisis studies and to Cognitive Metaphor Theory (CMT) by extending its historical reach back to antiquity and by adopting a transdisciplinary approach that takes into account the specific cultural context and framing of each metaphor for crisis. Provided by publisher. Cognition and language Cognitive linguistics Communication Studies Discourse studies Pragmatics Leonardis, Irene editor Hardbound version: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 9789027232199 DOI https://doi.org/10.1075/clscc.20 JB e-Platform https://www.jbe-platform.com/content/books/9789027244161