Metaphor A Practical Introduction

by Kovecses, Zoltan

• ISBN13: 9780195145106
• ISBN10: 0195145100
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-02-06
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This clear and lucid primer fills an important need by providing a comprehensive account of the many new developments in the study of metaphor over the last twenty years and their impact on our understanding of language, culture, and the mind. Beginning with Lakoff and Johnson's seminal work in Metaphors We Live By , Kövecses outlines the development of "the cognitive linguistic theory of metaphor" by explaining key ideas on metaphor. He also explores primary metaphor, metaphor systems, the "invariance principle," mental-imagery experiments, the many-space blending theory, and the role of image schemas in metaphorical thought. He examines the applicability of these ideas to numerous related fields.

Table of Contents

What Is Metaphor?	3	(12)
Common Source and Target Domains	15	(14)
Kinds of Metaphor	29	(14)
Metaphor in Literature	43	(14)
Nonlinguistic Realizations of Conceptual Metaphors	57	(10)
The Basis of Metaphor	67	(12)
The Partial Nature of Metaphorical Mappings	79	(14)
Metaphorical Entailments	93	(14)
The Scope of Metaphor	107	(14)
Metaphor Systems	121	(22)
Another Figure: Metonymy	143	(20)
The Universality of Conceptual Metaphors	163	(20)
Cultural Variation in Metaphor and Metonymy	183	(16)
Metaphor, Metonymy, and Idioms	199	(14)
Metaphor and Metonymy in the Study of Language	213	(14)
Metaphors and Blends	227	(12)
How Does All This Hang Together?	239	(8)
Glossary	247	(8)
Solutions to Exercises	255	(12)
References	267	(10)
General Index	277	(4)
Metaphor and Metonymy Index	281