Models of Figurative Language: A Special Double Issue of Metaphor and Symbol - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0805897097 ISBN 13 : 9780805897098

Editeur : Psychology Press, 2001

Synopsis

First published in 2001. Volume 16, Numbers 3&4. This special issue is an attempt to record the state of the art of psycholinguistics research into figurative language. There are quite a number of models addressing distinct issues and aiming to solve different problems--the mark of a maturing field. Indeed, not one theory is tailored to solve all the problems. Rather, each model, while aiming at generality, also recognizes its limitation. Despite specializing in different topics, most of the theories presented here have some things in common. For one, most of them dispense with the literal/ nonliteral divide, proposing, instead, models that are capable of handling literal as well as figurative language. Some models focus on the role primary meanings play in comprehension, others shed light on context effects, and some models seem to encompass both in terms of the accumulating effects of constraints (whether linguistic or contextual).

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Rachel Giora (Edited by)

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Psychology Press
• Date d'édition: 2001
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0805897097
• ISBN 13: 9780805897098
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 192
• Éditeur: Giora Rachel
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