{"product_id":"the-routledge-handbook-of-metaphor-and-language-9781138775367","title":"The Routledge Handbook of Metaphor and Language","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Elena Semino | Zsófia Demjén\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Routledge\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Routledge\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Linguistics - Psycholinguistics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Routledge Handbook of Metaphor and Language\u003c\/em\u003e provides a comprehensive overview of state-of-the-art interdisciplinary research on metaphor and language. Featuring 35 chapters written by leading scholars from around the world, the volume takes a broad view of the field of metaphor and language, and brings together diverse and distinct theoretical and applied perspectives to cover six key areas: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eTheoretical approaches to metaphor and language, covering Conceptual Metaphor Theory, Relevance Theory, Blending Theory and Dynamical Systems Theory;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMethodological approaches to metaphor and language, discussing ways of identifying metaphors in verbal texts, images and gestures, as well as the use of corpus linguistics;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFormal variation in patterns of metaphor use across text types, historical periods and languages; \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFunctional variation of metaphor, in contexts including educational, commercial, scientific and political discourse, as well as online trolling;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe applications of metaphor for problem solving, in business, education, healthcare and conflict situations;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLanguage, metaphor, and cognitive development, examining the processing and comprehension of metaphors.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Routledge Handbook of Language and Metaphor\u003c\/em\u003e is a must-have survey of this key field, and is essential reading for those interested in language and metaphor.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46931580321943,"sku":"9781138775367","price":24534.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781138775367.webp?v=1771614701","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-routledge-handbook-of-metaphor-and-language-9781138775367","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}