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"Understanding Figurative Language presents an account of how people use and understand metaphors and idioms in everyday life. Traditionally, figurative language, such as metaphors and idioms, has been considered to be derived from and more complex than ostensibly straightforward literal language. Glucksberg argues instead that figurative language involves the same kinds of linguistic and pragmatic operations used for ordinary, literal language.
He puts forth a new theory of metaphor comprehension that integrates linguistic, philosophical, and psychological perspectives on figurative language."--BOOK JACKET.
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Understanding Figurative Language
2007, Oxford University Press
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Understanding figurative language: from metaphors to idioms
2001, Oxford University Press
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Understanding Figurative Language: From Metaphor to Idioms
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 117-127) and indexes.
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Preface1. Metaphor, the Central Trope2. Beyond the Literal3. Beyond Similarity4. Property Attribution5. Idioms: from Metaphor to Idiom and Back6. Concepts as Metaphors, Matthew S. McGloneReferencesIndex
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