TY  - BOOK
AU  - Goatly,Andrew
TI  - The language of metaphors 
SN  - 0415128765 (hbk.)
U1  - 410420 
PY  - 1997///
CY  - London, New York
PB  - Routledge
KW  - English language
KW  - Metaphor
N1  - Included Index; 1. Metaphorical and Literal Language --
2. Metaphor and the Dictionary: Root Analogies --
3. Metaphor and the Dictionary: Word-Class and Word-Formation --
4. How Different Kinds of Metaphors Work --
5. Relevance Theory and the Functions of Metaphor --
6. The Signalling of Metaphor --
7. The Specification of Topics --
8. The Specification of Grounds --
9. The Interplay of Metaphors --
10. Metaphor in its Social Context
N2  - In this ambitious and wide-ranging textbook Andrew Goatly explores the language of metaphor. Combining insights from relevance theory and functional linguistics, he provides a powerful model for understanding how metaphors work in real communicative situations, how we use them to communicate meaning as well as how we process them. This book:
* examines the distinction between literal and metaphorical language
* surveys the means by which metaphors are realised in texts
* locates the interpretation of metaphor in its social context
* contains tasks and suggestions for further work
* uses examples from a wide variety of genres, including conversation, popular science, advertising, news reports, novels and poetry
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0649/95052119-d.html
ER  -