Description
| Product ID: | 9780367484866 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Metaphor Compass |
| Subtitle: | Directions for Metaphor Research in Language, Cognition, Communication, and Creativity |
| Authors: | Author: Ana Werkmann Horvat, Marianna Bolognesi |
| Page Count: | 190 |
| Subjects: | Language: history and general works, Language: history & general works, Sociolinguistics, Psycholinguistics and cognitive linguistics, Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics, Literature: history and criticism, Language teaching theory and methods, Communication studies, Society and culture: general, Social and cultural anthropology, Cognition and cognitive psychology, Sociolinguistics, Psycholinguistics, Semantics, discourse analysis, etc, Literature: history & criticism, Applied linguistics for ELT, Communication studies, Society & culture: general, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Cognition & cognitive psychology |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating The Metaphor Compass provides a roadmap to navigate the recent findings and the cutting-edge research conducted around the world on metaphor, focusing on the following four themes: Metaphor and Linguistic Diversity, Metaphor and Cognition, Metaphor and Communication, and Metaphor and Creativity. The Metaphor Compass: Directions for Metaphor Research in Language, Cognition, Communication, and Creativity provides a roadmap to navigate the recent findings and cutting-edge research conducted around the world on metaphor, focusing on the following four themes: Metaphor and Linguistic Diversity, Metaphor and Cognition, Metaphor and Communication, and Metaphor and Creativity. The research presented in this book employs a variety of empirical methods, ranging from neuroimaging to corpus analyses and from behavioral experimentation to computational modeling. Divided into four parts, it offers an array of pedagogical material including activities at the ends of the chapters to help the reader to consolidate the notions discussed in the chapter. This is a useful resource for students, researchers, and scholars of linguistics, communication, anthropology, psychology, and cognitive science looking to learn about figurative language and creativity. |
| Imprint Name: | Routledge |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2022-12-30 |
