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Context and Connection in Metaphor

By:L. David Ritchie
Publisher:Springer Nature
Print ISBN:9781403997661
eText ISBN:9780230286825
Edition:0
Copyright:2006
Format:Page Fidelity

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How do people understand metaphorical language? Can a commonplace metaphor affect the way people think even if they don't interpret it? Why does it matter how people interpret metaphors? The author proposes an original communication-based theory of metaphor that answers these and other questions about metaphors and metaphorical language.