The Semantics of Metaphor

Originally published in 1977. The Semantics of Metaphor presents a theory for the metaphoric construal of deviant sentences. The theory has two aspects. The first relates to metaphor considered as a productive process of language and describes the mechanisms that operate in its semantic interpretati...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Levin, Samuel R. (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Johns Hopkins University Press
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Pragmatic deviance
  • The problem of linguistically deviant expressions
  • Modes of construal
  • The construal rules
  • Comparison of the theory (T) with other theories of metaphor
  • Metaphor and truth
  • Poetic metaphor.