This lively introduction to figurative language explains a broad range of concepts, including
metaphor, metonymy, simile, and blending, and develops new tools for analyzing them. It …

The present reserch on metaphors attempts to study (a) to what degree we can determine
the conceptual stability of novel metaphors, and (b) whether the level of conventionality of …

This paper attempts to make a critical cognitive analysis of US strategic intelligence reports
and aims at investigating language strategies and cognitive biases that occur in the reports …

The use of metaphors is prevalent when talking about music in everyday life as well as in
more professional contexts. As such, the role of metaphors in describing and understanding …

This book explains how metaphors are used to express political positions and ideologies
and compares the application of metaphors in discourses from media sources and political …

The study of metaphor has generated a series of diverse discussions maintained within the
discipline of cognitive linguistics. To navigate the resulting questions regarding metaphoric …

Cognitive sociology and social cognition differ in their frames of reference, the former the
former adhering to classic sociological theorising (Durkheim, Weber, Goffman, Bourdieu …

本論文旨在結合體現(embodiment) 和生成詞彙(generative lexicon) 兩大理論.
藉由分析台灣總統語料庫中, 由身體部位名稱構成之隱喻 轉喻, 本論文凸顯這兩大理論可互補 …