Figurative language and thought / Albert N. Katz [and others].

Contributor(s):

Katz, Albert N

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Counterpoints (Oxford University Press)Publication details: New York : Oxford University Press, 1998.Description: 1 online resource (vii, 195 pages)Content type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

1602561516
9781602561519
9780195109627
0195109627
9780195109634
0195109635
1423759435
9781423759430
128045315X
9781280453151

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Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: Print version:: Figurative language and thought.DDC classification:

401/.9 21

LOC classification:

P37 .F54 1998eb

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Contents:

Contributors; 1. Figurative Language and Figurative Thought: A Review; 2. Figure; 3. The Fight Over Metaphor in Thought and Language; 4. Why Do We Speak Metaphorically? Reflections on the Functions of Metaphor in Discourse and Reasoning; 5. Counterpoint Commentary; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; X; Z.

Summary: Our understanding of the nature and processing of figurative language is central to issues in cognitive science, including the relationship of language and thought, how we process language, and how we comprehend abstract meaning. Points on these and related questions are raised and argued by experts in the area of figurative language.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Our understanding of the nature and processing of figurative language is central to issues in cognitive science, including the relationship of language and thought, how we process language, and how we comprehend abstract meaning. Points on these and related questions are raised and argued by experts in the area of figurative language.

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