Carston, RA;
(2017)
Relevance theory and metaphor.
In: Semino, Elena and Demjén, Zsófia, (eds.)
Routledge Handbook of Metaphor and Language.
Routledge: Taylor & Francis Group: Abingdon, England; New York, NY.
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Abstract
The Routledge Handbook of Metaphor and Language provides a comprehensive overview of state-of-the-art interdisciplinary research on metaphor and language. Featuring 35 chapters written by leading scholars from around the world, the volume takes a broad view of the field of metaphor and language, and brings together diverse and distinct theoretical and applied perspectives to cover Theoretical approaches to metaphor in language, Methodological approaches to metaphor in language, Formal variation of metaphor in language, Functional variation of metaphor in language, Applications/Interventions: using metaphor for problem solving and Language, metaphor and cognitive development Theoretical approaches to metaphor and language, covering Conceptual Metaphor Theory, Relevance Theory, Blending Theory and Dynamical Systems Theory; Methodological approaches to metaphor and language, discussing ways of identifying metaphors in verbal texts, images and gestures, as well as the use of corpus linguistics; Formal variation in patterns of metaphor use across text types, historical periods and languages; Functional variation of metaphor, in contexts including educational, commercial, scientific and political discourse, as well as online trolling; The applications of metaphor for problem solving, in business, education, healthcare and conflict situations; Language, metaphor, and cognitive development, examining the processing and comprehension of metaphors. The Routledge Handbook of Language and Metaphor is a must-have survey of this key field, and is essential reading for those interested in language and metaphor.
| Type: | Book chapter |
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| Title: | Relevance theory and metaphor |
| ISBN-13: | 9780367581428 |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Publisher version: | https://www.routledge.com/The-Routledge-Handbook-o... |
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| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences > Linguistics |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1470340 |
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