Metaphor and Metonymy at the Crossroads
Subtitle: A Cognitive Perspective (Trends in Linguistics)
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Published: March 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 356
ISBN-13: 9783110175561
Subjects: Cognitive theory; Semantics (meaning); Metaphor; Language; Language Arts & Disciplines; Language Arts / Linguistics / Literacy; Metonyms; General; Discourse analysis; English language; Style
First sentence: The general approach to the study of language known today as cognitive linguistics has evolved as an essential part of a broader quest for a more satisfying account of the nature of human cognition in general and of linguistic meaning in particular; a quest in which a sizable group of cognitive scientists (i.e. linguists, psychologists, anthropologists, philosophers, computer scientists, even literary critics) has been engaged since the mid-seventies, initially in the United States and shortly afterwards in Europe and, to a lesser extent, in other parts of the world.