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Metaphor in Culture
Language: en
Pages: 336
Authors: Zoltán Kövecses
Categories: Psychology
Type: BOOK - Published: 2005-02-07 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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To what extent and in what ways is metaphorical thought relevant to an understanding of culture and society? More specifically: can the cognitive linguistic vie
Cultural Metaphors
Language: en
Pages: 276
Authors: Martin J. Gannon
Categories: Business & Economics
Type: BOOK - Published: 2001 - Publisher: SAGE

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The often-overlooked views of political scientists and journalists who conceive of the world in terms of zero-sum games are explored, as are the issues of the s
Metaphor and Emotion
Language: en
Pages: 236
Authors: Zoltán Kövecses
Categories: Family & Relationships
Type: BOOK - Published: 2003-09 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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Are human emotions best characterized as biological, psychological, or cultural entities? Many researchers claim that emotions arise either from human biology (
Metaphor, Culture, and Worldview
Language: en
Pages: 172
Authors: Dilin Liu
Categories: Foreign Language Study
Type: BOOK - Published: 2002 - Publisher: Rlpg/Galleys

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Using dominant metaphors in American English and the Chinese language, Metaphor, Culture, and Worldview explores how metaphor is a product that is simultaneousl
Metaphor in Use
Language: en
Pages: 390
Authors: Fiona MacArthur
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012 - Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing

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Metaphor is a fascinating phenomenon, but it is also complex and multi-faceted, varying in how it is manifested in different modes of expression, languages, cul