Richard Trim

Metaphor and the Historical Evolution of Conceptual Mapping

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

An investigation of the historical evolution of figurative language within the framework of cognitive linguistics. It examines how and why metaphors evolve through the ages; discusses the role of culture; patterns of metaphor evolution; how many people use particular expressions.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Palgrave Macmillan UK / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-0-230-30482-6
• 2011
• Seitenzahl: 230
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Oktober 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 218mm x 145mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 402g
• ISBN-13: 9780230304826
• ISBN-10: 0230304826
• Artikelnr.: 33612192

Autorenporträt

Richard Trim

Inhaltsangabe

List of Illustrations Acknowledgements PART I: CONCEPTUALISATION IN THOUGHT AND LANGUAGE Conceptualisation Processes and Symbolism The Thought/Language Interface PART II: DIACHRONIC CONCEPTUAL SYSTEMS Diachronic Universality Diachronic Conceptual Variation Diachronic Salience iIn Love Analogies Semantic Fields and Colour PART III: ANALOGY IN WAR RHETORIC Long-Term Trends Time-Specific Analogies in War: The Crusades Cultural Change in Western War Analogies Since The Late Middle Ages PART IV: TOWARDS AN EVOLUTIONARY MODEL OF ANALOGICAL LANGUAGE Diachronic Mapping at the Conceptual/Linguistic Interface Cultural History in the Evolution Of Analogy References Index