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1 online resource (vi, 453 pages) : illustrations. |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Series |
Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series IV, Current issues in linguistic theory,
0304-0763 ;
v. 236
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Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series IV, Current issues in linguistic theory ; v. 236.
0304-0763
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
pt. 1. Grammatical metaphor : clarification and application -- pt. 2. Development of metaphor in children -- pt. 3. Interpersonal metaphor : enactment and positioning -- pt. 4. 'Metaphor' in grammar and in other modes of meaning -- pt. 5. Metaphor in metalinguistic perspectives. |
| Summary |
Since the 1980s, metaphor has received much attention in linguistics in general. Within Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL) the area of 'grammatical metaphor' has become increasingly more important. This volume aims to raise and debate problematic issues in the study of lexico-grammatical metaphor, and to foreground the potential of further study in the field. There is a need to highlight the SFL perspective on metaphor; other traditions focus on lexical aspects, and from cognitive perspectives, while SFL focuses on the grammatical dimension, and socio-functional aspects in the explanation o. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Metaphor.
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Metaphor. |
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Systemic grammar.
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Systemic grammar. |
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Language acquisition.
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Language acquisition. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Simon-Vandenbergen, A. M.
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Taverniers, Miriam.
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Ravelli, Louise.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Simon-Vandenbergen, Anne-Marie. Grammatical Metaphor : Views from systemic functional linguistics. Amsterdam/Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, ©2003 9789027247483 |
| ISBN |
9789027275318 (electronic book) |
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9027275319 (electronic book) |
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9781588113689 (US ; hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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158811368X (US ; hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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1283312123 |
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9781283312127 |
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158811368X (US ; hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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902724748X (Eur.) |
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9789027247483 |
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