Interpreting Figurative Meaning examines how people understand figurative language, including metaphor (e.g. 'My lawyer is a shark'), metonymy (e.g. 'They are reading... Læs mere
Interpreting Figurative Meaning examines how people understand figurative language, including metaphor (e.g. 'My lawyer is a shark'), metonymy (e.g. 'They are reading... Læs mere
The study of metaphor is now firmly established as a central topic within cognitive science and the humanities. This book explores the critical role that... Læs mere
The study of metaphor is now firmly established as a central topic within cognitive science and the humanities. This book explores the critical role that... Læs mere
This 2006 book describes the many ways that the mind and body are closely interrelated, and how human thought and language are fundamentally linked to bodily action. The... Læs mere
In this bold new work, Ray Gibbs demonstrates that human cognition is deeply poetic and that figurative imagination shapes the way we understand ourselves and the world in which we live.
This book provides a new analysis of the relevance of metaphorical thinking in our understanding of human bodies and actions. It describes numerous... Læs mere