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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
Finding Metaphor in Grammar and Usage
Language: en
Pages: 448
Authors: Gerard J. Steen
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 2007-11-14 - Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing

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Cognitive linguists have proposed that metaphor is not just a matter of language but of thought, and that metaphorical thought displays a high degree of convent
Confronting Metaphor in Use
Language: en
Pages: 336
Authors: Mara Sophia Zanotto
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 2008 - Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing

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It is timely for researchers to approach metaphor as social and situated, as a matter of language and discourse, and not just as a matter of thought. Over the l
Metaphor in Practice
Language: en
Pages: 307
Authors: Niklas Törneke
Categories: Psychology
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-08-01 - Publisher: New Harbinger Publications

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"Approachable and user-friendly." —The Professional Counselor The use of metaphor is central to the implementation of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT)
Metaphor in Specialist Discourse
Language: en
Pages: 333
Authors: J. Berenike Herrmann
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-12-15 - Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company

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Metaphor in Specialist Discourse presents multiple perspectives on metaphor use in specialist and popularized discourse contexts. Using genre and register as st