{"product_id":"metaphor-simile-culture-mohammad-abdelwali-9783836425322","title":"Metaphor, Simile, Culture","description":"A great deal of literature recognizes that metaphors exploit similarities. However, there is little empirical research on how people from different cul-tu-ral backgrounds perceive similarity in metaphor in its simplest form X (target) is Y (source). This study thus investigates the perception of similarity in me-ta-phors from two cultural backgrounds (Arabic speakers \u0026amp; English speakers). A major focus is set on how the distinction between metaphors and their re-la-ted similes culturally affects the way similarity is perceived. Given that simi-la-rity is a vacuous term since any two things can be similar in one way or an-other, this study sets three major parameters; physical, behavioural, and evaluative) against which the interpretations of the two cultural groups are weighed. The analysis should help to answer the following questions: - How consistently do American and Arabian university students interpret me-ta-phors and their related similes when the metaphors and similes are presented out of context?- Does the gender of the target term make a difference in in-terpreting metaphors and their structurally related similes?-How consistently do American and Arabian university students consider their interpretation of metaphors and similes to have a cultural origin?- What cues do the par-ti-ci-pant groups use in distinguishing metaphors from non - metaphors? This book is addressed to researchers in applied linguistics and culture, as well as teachers in multicultural settings. It is also addressed to curriculum de-signers and appreciators of figurative language.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mohammad Abdelwali\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3836425327\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783836425322\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/14\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 180\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.38d","brand":"Mohammad Abdelwali","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44126046748927,"sku":"9783836425322","price":52.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5022abc9-606c-4afd-8989-f5c11cd8172d.jpg?v=1687445983","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/metaphor-simile-culture-mohammad-abdelwali-9783836425322","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}