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Download or read book Figurative Thought and Language in the Human Universe written by Mario Brdar and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2021-08-17 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The volume focuses on the interaction between figurative language, embodiment, and society and culture from various theoretical and applied perspectives and methodologies. It bears wit-ness to the vibrancy of research into figurative language and the role of embodiment, with conceptualization motivated not just by our physical interaction with the external world, but also by social and cultural phenomena. The topics explored here include the impact of figura-tion on all levels of linguistic analysis, including grammar, discourse, and the relationship be-tween language and emotions.