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Metaphor and Metonymy: A Diachronic Approach

ЗаглавиеMetaphor and Metonymy: A Diachronic Approach
Вид публикацияBook
Година на публикуване2009
АвториAllan, K
Заглавие на сериятаPublications of the Philological Society
Том на серията42
Страници255
ИздателWiley-Blackwell
ISBN Number9781405190855
Ключови думиmetaphor; rhetorics; метафора; реторика
Abstract

The way in which we understand the concept of intelligence is rooted in metaphor and metonymy; for example, it is common to describe people as ‘bright’ or ‘thick’. This book explores the motivation for some of the lexemes in this semantic field across the history of the English language, considering the range of cognitive mechanisms and cultural factors that can inform metaphorical and metonymical mappings.

Код за цитиранеAllan2009