A Hybrid Theory of Metaphor
Subtitle: Relevance Theory and Cognitive Linguistics
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: September 29, 2009
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9780230227934
Subjects: Reference -- Words & Language -- Linguistics; Reference -- Words & Language -- Semantics
Description: A provoking new approach to how we understand metaphors thoroughly comparing and contrasting the claims made by relevance theorists and cognitive linguists. The resulting hybrid theory shows the complementarity of many positions as well as the need and possibility of achieving a broader and more realistic theory of our understanding.