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The Cambridge Handbook of Metaphor and Thought
Jr. (Ed.) Raymond W. Gibbs
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Paperback. In this book, a distinguished cast of authors explore the significance of metaphor in language, thought, culture, and artistic expression. Editor(s): Gibbs, Raymond W., Jr. Series: Cambridge Handbooks in Psychology. Num Pages: 566 pages, 7 tables. BIC Classification: CFD; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 179 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1054. Series: Cambridge Handbooks in Psychology. 566 pages, 7 tables. Editor(s): Gibbs, Raymond W., Jr. In this 2008 book, a distinguished cast of authors explore the significance of metaphor in language, thought, culture, and artistic expression. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: CFD; CFK. Dimension: 253 x 179 x 31. Weight: 1000.
A comprehensive collection of essays in multidisciplinary metaphor scholarship that has been written in response to the growing interest among scholars and students from a variety of disciplines such as linguistics, philosophy, anthropology, music and psychology. These essays explore the significance of metaphor in language, thought, culture and artistic expression. There are five main themes of the book: the roots of metaphor, metaphor understanding, metaphor in language and culture, metaphor in reasoning and feeling, and metaphor in non-verbal expression. Contributors come from a variety of academic disciplines, including psychology, linguistics, philosophy, cognitive science, literature, education, music, and law.
A comprehensive collection of essays in multidisciplinary metaphor scholarship that has been written in response to the growing interest among scholars and students from a variety of disciplines such as linguistics, philosophy, anthropology, music and psychology. These essays explore the significance of metaphor in language, thought, culture and artistic expression. There are five main themes of the book: the roots of metaphor, metaphor understanding, metaphor in language and culture, metaphor in reasoning and feeling, and metaphor in non-verbal expression. Contributors come from a variety of academic disciplines, including psychology, linguistics, philosophy, cognitive science, literature, education, music, and law.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
566
Condition
New
Series
Cambridge Handbooks in Psychology
Number of Pages
566
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521600866
SKU
V9780521600866
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Reviews for The Cambridge Handbook of Metaphor and Thought
"...There are 28 chapters distributed across the five general sections of the book...worthy of highlighting for its excellence or other noteworthiness...all 28 chapters have valuable points for consideration and will be of interest to psychologists who are interested in the topic of communication..."
Thomas F. Cloonan, PsycCRITIQUES [August 5, 2009, Vol. 54, Release 31, Article 6] "[Gibbs] has ... Read more
Thomas F. Cloonan, PsycCRITIQUES [August 5, 2009, Vol. 54, Release 31, Article 6] "[Gibbs] has ... Read more