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Corpus Approaches to Critical Metaphor Analysis
Jonathan Charteris-Black
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Paperback. Num Pages: 293 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; CFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
In a stimulating and novel approach, this book explains why metaphors are persuasive, suggesting that they are ideologically effective because they are cognitively plausible and evoke an emotional response. 'Critical Metaphor Analysis' is then developed in a series of corpus-based studies in which analysis of collocations provides insight into the cognitive motivation and expressive connotation of metaphor. By unifying traditional and cognitive semantic with pragmatic approaches, the reader becomes aware of the importance of metaphor in persuasive language.
In a stimulating and novel approach, this book explains why metaphors are persuasive, suggesting that they are ideologically effective because they are cognitively plausible and evoke an emotional response. 'Critical Metaphor Analysis' is then developed in a series of corpus-based studies in which analysis of collocations provides insight into the cognitive motivation and expressive connotation of metaphor. By unifying traditional and cognitive semantic with pragmatic approaches, the reader becomes aware of the importance of metaphor in persuasive language.
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
Weight
358g
Number of Pages
278
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349516308
SKU
V9781349516308
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99-15
About Jonathan Charteris-Black
JONATHAN CHARTERIS-BLACK is Senior Lecturer in Applied Linguistics at the University of Surrey. He has published extensively in the areas of figurative language, corpus linguistics, cognitive semantics and English for specific purposes.
Reviews for Corpus Approaches to Critical Metaphor Analysis
'...this book is a valuable contribution to CDA [critical discourse analysis] but also demonstrates how Cognitive Linguistics can inform interdsciplinary studies of discourse in social and political domains. The analyses themselves are a valuable resource for anyone interested in the relation bestween language and political, religious and economic constructions of society.' - Christopher Hart, Cognitive Linguistics