Grammatical metaphor : views from systemic functional linguistics / edited by Anne-Marie Simon-Vandenbergen, Miriam Taverniers, Louise Ravelli.

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TextSeries: Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series IV, Current issues in linguistic theory ; ; v. 236.Publication details: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : Benjamins Pub. Co., ©2003.Description: 1 online resource (vi, 453 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

text

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9789027275318
9027275319
9781588113689
158811368X
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9781283312127
9786613312129
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Contents:

pt. 1. Grammatical metaphor : clarification and application -- pt. 2. Development of metaphor in children -- pt. 3. Interpersonal metaphor : enactment and positioning -- pt. 4. 'Metaphor' in grammar and in other modes of meaning -- pt. 5. Metaphor in metalinguistic perspectives.

Summary: Since the 1980s, metaphor has received much attention in linguistics in general. Within Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL) the area of 'grammatical metaphor' has become increasingly more important. This volume aims to raise and debate problematic issues in the study of lexico-grammatical metaphor, and to foreground the potential of further study in the field. There is a need to highlight the SFL perspective on metaphor; other traditions focus on lexical aspects, and from cognitive perspectives, while SFL focuses on the grammatical dimension, and socio-functional aspects in the explanation o.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Since the 1980s, metaphor has received much attention in linguistics in general. Within Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL) the area of 'grammatical metaphor' has become increasingly more important. This volume aims to raise and debate problematic issues in the study of lexico-grammatical metaphor, and to foreground the potential of further study in the field. There is a need to highlight the SFL perspective on metaphor; other traditions focus on lexical aspects, and from cognitive perspectives, while SFL focuses on the grammatical dimension, and socio-functional aspects in the explanation o.

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