Metaphor Wars: Conceptual Metaphors in Human Life (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781107415553)

The study of metaphor is now firmly established as a central topic within cognitive science and the humanities. We marvel at the creative dexterity of gifted speakers and writers for their special talents in both thinking about certain ideas in new ways, and communicating these thoughts in vivid, poetic forms. Yet metaphors may not only be special communicative devices, but a fundamental part of everyday cognition in the form of 'conceptual metaphors'. An enormous body of empirical evidence from cognitive linguistics and related disciplines has emerged detailing how conceptual metaphors underlie significant aspects of language, thought, cultural and expressive action. Despite its influence and popularity, there have been major criticisms of conceptual metaphor. This book offers an evaluation of the arguments and empirical evidence for and against conceptual metaphors, much of which scholars on both sides of the wars fail to properly acknowledge.

Author: Raymond W. Gibbs Jr
ISBN-10: 1107415551
ISBN-13: 9781107415553
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 05/16/2019
Pages: 332
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.99lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.70d