Understanding figurative language: from metaphor to idioms
Auteur :
Glucksberg, Sam
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press Inc
ISBN :
9780195111095
Date de publication :
16 août 2001
Dimensions :
24,1 x 15,5 x 1,7 cm
Poids :
363 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
This text examines how people understand utterances that are intended figuratively. Glucksberg argues that figurative language involves the same kinds of linguistic and pragmatic operations that are used for ordinary, literal language.