James W. Underhill

Broschiertes Buch

Creating Worldviews

Metaphor, Ideology and Language

Beschreibung

Explores avenues in metaphor theory in the work of contemporary French, German and Czech scholars. This book encourages readers to reflect upon language and the role metaphor plays in patterning ideas and thought.

Autor

James W. Underhill is a Professor at Rouen University, France. He has worked as a professional translator of both French and Czech and has published articles on poetics, metaphor and translation. He is the author of Creating Worldviews: Ideology, Metaphor and Language (Edinburgh University Press, 2011) and Ethnolinguistics and Cultural Concepts: Truth, Love, Hate and War (Cambridge University Press, 2012). The Rouen Ethnolinguistics Project (REP) was founded by James W. Underhill in the framework of the ERIAC RESEARCH GROUP at the University of Rouen, in Northern France. REP aims to further investigations into the philosophy of language and explorations of worldviews. You can find out more about the project here: Rouen Ethnolinguistics Project

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Edinburgh University Press
• Seitenzahl: 312
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Januar 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 155mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 482g
• ISBN-13: 9780748679096
• ISBN-10: 074867909X
• Artikelnr.: 36842460