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Metaphor [electronic resource] / L. David Ritchie.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Key topics in semantics and pragmaticsPublication details: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2013.Description: ix, 230 p. : illISBN:
  • 9781139612487 (electronic bk.)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 808.032 23
LOC classification:
  • P301.5.M48 R5776 2013
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Contents:
Introduction -- Understanding metaphors: Substitution and Property Attribution Theories Categorization and Relevance -- Conceptual Metaphors -- Perceptual Simulation -- Metaphors and framing effects -- Language Play: Metaphors, stories, and Humor -- Metaphors in Conversation -- Metaphors in Politics -- Metaphors in Literature -- Closing reflections.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Understanding metaphors: Substitution and Property Attribution Theories Categorization and Relevance -- Conceptual Metaphors -- Perceptual Simulation -- Metaphors and framing effects -- Language Play: Metaphors, stories, and Humor -- Metaphors in Conversation -- Metaphors in Politics -- Metaphors in Literature -- Closing reflections.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

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