Metaphor and metonymy revisited beyond the contemporary theory of metaphor
Subtitle: recent developments and applications
By: edited by Francisco Gonzálvez-García, University of Almeria,  María Sandra Peña Cervel, Lorena Pérez Hernández, University of La Rioja
Series: Benjamins current topics -- v. 56; Benjamins current topics -- v. 56.
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company; Benjamins Publishing Company, John
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Amsterdam; Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 318
ISBN-13: 9789027202741; 9789027271174
Copyright date: 2013
Subjects: Metaphor; Metonyms; Cognitive grammar
Description: The contributions in this volume go beyond the Contemporary Theory of Metaphor complementing it in a number of relevant ways. Some of the papers argue for a more dynamic, interdisciplinary approach to metaphor looking into it from semiotic, psychological and socio-cultural perspectives. Other contributions focus on the crucial role played by metaphor and metonymy in meaning construction at a discourse/textual level. Finally, the volume also includes proposals which revolve around the alleged universal nature of metaphorical mappings and their suitability to account for grammatical phenomena. The contributions in this volume display an ample gamut of theoretical approaches pointing to the viability of taking a functional-cognitive stance on the analysis of metaphor and metonymy in contrast to a purely cognitive one. This book is structured into three major sections: the Contemporary Theory of Metaphor: revisions and recent developments; metaphor and/or metonymy across different discourse/genre types; and the Contemporary Theory of Metaphor: current applications. It is originally published in Review of Cognitive Linguistics 9:1 (2011).
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Recent developments in metaphor theory: Are the new views rival ones? / Zoltán Kövecses; title: The contemporary theory of metaphor; title: now new and improved! / Gerard J. Steen; title: Awareness in metaphor understanding: 'The Lingering of the Literal' / Hanna Stöver; title: Productivity of Spanish verb-noun compounds: Patterns of metonymy and metaphor / Jiyoung Yoon; title: Motion metaphors in discourse construction / Joaquín Garrido; title: The adaptation of metaphors across genres / Elena Semino; title: Multimodal metonymy and metaphor as complex discourse resources for creativity in ICT advertising discourse / Laura Hidalgo Downing and Blanca Kraljevic Mujic; title: How patent can patents be?: Exploring the impact of figurative language on the engineering patents genre / Carmen Sancho Guinda and Ismael Arinas Pellón; title: Euphemistic conceptual metaphors in epitaphs from Highgate Cemetery / Eliecer Crespo Fernández; title: Cognitive semantic ways of teaching figurative phrases: An assessment / Frank Boers; title: Translation Studies and the cognitive theory of metaphor / Eva Samaniego Fernández; title: Distinguishing near-synonyms and translation equivalents in metaphorical terms: Crisis vs. recession in English and Spanish / Ana Maria Rojo Lopez.