Models of Figurative Language
A Special Double Issue of Metaphor and Symbol
1st Edition
Published on 1. September 2001
192 pages
978-1-135-58536-5 (ISBN)
Description
First published in 2001. Volume 16, Numbers 3&4. This special issue is an attempt to record the state of the art of psycholinguistics research into figurative language. There are quite a number of models addressing distinct issues and aiming to solve different problems-the mark of a maturing field. Indeed, not one theory is tailored to solve all the problems. Rather, each model, while aiming at generality, also recognizes its limitation. Despite specializing in different topics, most of the theories presented here have some things in common. For one, most of them dispense with the literal/ nonliteral divide, proposing, instead, models that are capable of handling literal as well as figurative language. Some models focus on the role primary meanings play in comprehension, others shed light on context effects, and some models seem to encompass both in terms of the accumulating effects of constraints (whether linguistic or contextual).
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-1-135-58536-5 (9781135585365)
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09/2001
1st Edition
Psychology Press
€55.89
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Person
Rachel Giora (Edited by)
Content
Volume 16, Numbers 3&4, 2001Contents: R. Giora, Foreword. S. Frisson, M. Pickering, Obtaining a Figurative Interpretation of a Word: Support for Underspecifications. O. Peleg, R. Giora, O. Fein, Salience and Context Effects: Two Are Better Than One. A.N. Katz, T.R. Ferretti, Moment-by-Moment Reading of Proverbs in Literal and Nonliteral Contexts. D. Gentner, B.F. Bowdle, Convention, Form, and Figurative Language Processing. D.L. Chiappe, J.M. Kennedy, Literal Bases for Metaphor and Simile. S. Glucksberg, M.R. Newsome, Y. Goldvarg, Inhibition of the Literal: Filtering Metaphor Irrelevant Information During Metaphor Comprehension. S. Coulson, T. Matlcok, Metaphor and the Space Structuring Model. R.W. Gibbs, Jr., Evaluating Contemporary Models of Figurative Language Comprehension.
