| Description |
1 online resource (vii, 195 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Counterpoints : cognition, memory, and language.
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Counterpoints (Oxford University Press)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Contributors; 1. Figurative Language and Figurative Thought: A Review; 2. Figure; 3. The Fight Over Metaphor in Thought and Language; 4. Why Do We Speak Metaphorically? Reflections on the Functions of Metaphor in Discourse and Reasoning; 5. Counterpoint Commentary; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; X; Z. |
| Summary |
Our understanding of the nature and processing of figurative language is central to issues in cognitive science, including the relationship of language and thought, how we process language, and how we comprehend abstract meaning. Points on these and related questions are raised and argued by experts in the area of figurative language. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Psycholinguistics.
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Psycholinguistics. |
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Figures of speech.
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Figures of speech. |
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Metaphor.
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Metaphor. |
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Thought and thinking.
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Thought and thinking. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Computer network resources.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Katz, Albert N.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Figurative language and thought. New York : Oxford University Press, 1998 (DLC) 98019101 |
| ISBN |
1602561516 |
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9781602561519 |
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9780195109627 (alkaline paper) |
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0195109627 (alkaline paper) |
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9780195109634 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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0195109635 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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1423759435 (electronic book) |
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9781423759430 (electronic book) |
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128045315X |
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9781280453151 |
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0195109627 (alkaline paper) |
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0195109635 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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