
Figurative Language and Thought
Oxford University Press Inc
Published on 25. February 1999
Book
Hardback
208 pages
978-0-19-510962-7 (ISBN)
Description
Our understanding of the nature and processing of figurative language is central to several important issues in cognitive science, including the relationship of language and thought, how we process language, and how we comprehend abstract meaning. Over the past fifteen years, many traditional theories on these issues have been challenged on the basis of figurative language research. This research has prompted such fundamental questions as: is metaphor primarily a function of thought, or is it merely a matter of language? Why do we prefer to speak metaphorically in everyday conversation, rather than literally? Is metaphor the only vehicle through which we can understand abstract concepts? What role do cultural and social factors play in our comprehension of figurative language? Points on these and related questions will be raised and argued by the book's authors in an integrative look at the role of non-literal language in cognition form investigators who vary widely in their theoretical and philosophical views.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
5 line figures
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
476 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-510962-7 (9780195109627)
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Albert N. Katz | Cristina Cacciari | Raymond W. Gibbs
Figurative Language and Thought
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Persons
Author
Professor of PsychologyProfessor of Psychology, University of Western Ontario
Professor of PsychologyProfessor of Psychology, University of Bologna, Italy
Professor of PsychologyProfessor of Psychology, University of California, Santa Cruz
Professor of English Language and LiteratureProfessor of English Language and Literature, University of Maryland, College Park
Content
Figurative Language and Figurative Thought: A Review by Albert Katz ; Figures by Mark Turner ; The Fight over Metaphor in Thought and Language by Raymond Gibbs ; Why Do We Speak Metaphorically? Reflections on the Functions of Metaphor in Discourse and Meaning by Cristina Cacciari ; Counterpoint Commentary by Albert Katz