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Attention to metaphor: from neurons to representations Metaphor in language, cognition, and communication ;, 7./ Valentina Cuccio, University of Palermo ; with a contribution by Gerard Steen, University of Amsterdam.

open access: yes, 2018
Includes bibliographical references.Intro; Attention to Metaphor; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Introduction; 1. Embodied Simulation as bodily attitude; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 The problem of content; 1.2.1 Representations in ...
Steen Gerard, Cuccio Valentina
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Metaphor in social thought [PDF]

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Whereas a number of influences have directed the attention of sociologists and others towards language as a feature of social phenomena, these same influences have served to reveal wide discrepancies in the place accorded to figurative language, and to
Lambourn, David Malcolm
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A metaphorical characterization of D.J. Opperman's Komas uit 'n bamboesstok in terms of relevance theory and the contemporary theory of metaphor [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Includes abstract.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 188-198).Similar to previous academic papers on the topic of relevance, this dissertation too responds to specific claims proposed by relevance theory.
Van Rooyen, Ian William
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“There is only a thin red line between the sane and the mad”: mind, culture, language and metaphor [PDF]

open access: yes, 2002
The present paper considers points of convergence of common metaphors and imagination in three languages: European Portuguese, English and Polish, focusing mostly on interactions among imagination, visual perception and cognition.
Batoréo, Hanna Jakubowicz
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Metaphor in RailwayTerminology

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Metaphor has long been regarded as the trope used in literature and poetry. The second half of the 20th century has changed the viewpoint and looked at metaphor as a widely-used linguistic means in various discourses with terminology of no exception. The
Tretjakova, Jeļena
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An Insight into Contemporary Theory of Metaphor

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The perception of metaphor has changed a lot since the end of the 20th century. Metaphor is no longer considered to be a purely literary trope, the boundaries of its usage have shifted greatly. Metaphor nowadays is an expressive means studied in numerous
Tretjakova, Jeļena
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