Table of Contents Jerrold M. Sadock: Figurative speech and linguistics. L. Jonathan Cohen: The semantics of metaphor. David E. Rumelhart: Some problems with the notion of literal meanings. John R. Searle: Metaphor. Samuel R. Levin: Language, concepts, and worlds Three domains of metaphor. Jerry L. Morgan: Observations on the pragmatics of metaphor. Donald A. Schon: Generative metaphor: A perspective on problem-setting in social policy. Michael J. Reddy: The conduit metaphor: A case of frame conflict in our language about language. Rubert. J. Sternberg, Roger Touraugeau, and Georgia Nigro: Metaphor, induction, and social policy: The convergence of macroscopic and microscopic views. George A. Miller: Images and models, similes and metaphors. Thomas S. Kuhn: Metaphor in science. Zenon W. Pylyshyn: Metaphorical imprecision and the "top-down" research strategy. Richard E. Mayer: The instructive metaphor. Hugh G. Petrie and Rebeca S. Oshlag: Metaphoric aids to students' understanding science: Metaphor and learning.