The language of metaphors / Andrew Goatly

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Goatly, Andrew

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TextPublication details: London ; New York : Routledge, 2011.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xxii, 378 p.; 23 cmISBN:

9780415586375

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PE 1421 .G63 2011

Summary: Explores the language of metaphor. Combining insights from relevance theory and functional linguistics, this title provides a model for understanding how metaphors work in real communicative situations, how we use them to communicate meaning as well as how we process them. It examines the distinction between literal and metaphorical language.

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Explores the language of metaphor. Combining insights from relevance theory and functional linguistics, this title provides a model for understanding how metaphors work in real communicative situations, how we use them to communicate meaning as well as how we process them. It examines the distinction between literal and metaphorical language.

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