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1 online resource |
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Metaphor in Language, Cognition, and Communication, 2210-4836 ; 6 |
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Intro -- Mixing Metaphor -- Editorial page -- Title page -- LCC data -- Table of contents -- Introduction -- 1. Mixing metaphor in perspective -- 2. Summary of the chapters -- 1. A view of "mixed metaphor" within a conceptual metaphor theory framework -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Some questions about mixed metaphors -- 1.2.1 Why are imagistically incongruent metaphors selected at a particular point in discourse? -- 1.2.2 Why are mixed metaphors so common? -- 1.2.3 Why do we have cases of metaphorically entirely homogeneous discourse? -- 1.2.4 Why are often widely divergent source domains inserted into discourse? -- 1.2.5 How do we comprehend mixed metaphors? -- 1.3 Mixed metaphors and the issue of deliberateness -- 1.4 Conclusions -- Reference -- 2. Mixed metaphors from a discourse dynamics perspective -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Multiple metaphors in talk -- 2.2.1 The production of multiple metaphors -- 2.2.2 Multiple metaphors arising from shifting discourse topics -- 2.2.3 Multiple metaphors arising from anaphoric reference and lexico‑conceptual pacts -- 2.2.4 Multiple metaphors combining in a metaphorical scenario -- 2.2.5 Layered metaphors -- 2.2.6 Multiple metaphors in metaphor clusters: Summary -- 2.3 Multiple metaphors in theory-building -- 2.4 Conclusions -- References -- 3. Why mixed metaphors make sense -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Why should mixing metaphors be problematic? -- 3.3 Mixed metaphors foreground uncommon aspects of meaning -- 3.4 Conclusion -- A dynamic view on metaphors in language use -- References -- 4. Tackling mixed metaphors in discourse -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Study 1 -- 4.2.1 Method -- 4.2.2 Results -- 4.3 Study 2 -- 4.3.1 Method -- 4.3.1.1 Participants -- 4.3.1.2 Materials and Procedure -- 4.3.2 Results -- 4.4 Conclusion -- References -- Appendix A -- 5. Mixed metaphor -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 The ATT-Meta approach |
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5.2.1 ATT-Meta's orientation and a quick example -- 5.2.2 Fictionalist/pretence-based approach -- 5.2.3 Metaphorical views and mappings in ATT-Meta -- 5.2.4 The pretence-based nature of mappings -- 5.2.5 Detail in a sub-persons example -- 5.2.6 Ancillary assumptions -- 5.2.7 View-neutral mapping adjuncts -- 5.2.8 Goal-directed reasoning -- 5.2.9 ATT-Meta and blending -- 5.3 ATT-Meta and mixed metaphor -- 5.3.1 The marigold example: Mixed form -- 5.3.2 Deployment of pretence spaces, VNMAs and inference -- 5.3.3 More on parallel mixing -- 5.3.4 Combining different types of mixing -- 5.3.5 Advantages that ATT-Meta brings to mixed metaphor -- 5.4 Further discussion: Variability of analysis -- 5.5 Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 6. Mixed metaphor is a question of deliberateness -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Mixed metaphor and deliberateness -- 6.3 Deliberate versus non-deliberate metaphor -- 6.4 From deliberate to mixed metaphor -- 6.5 Epilogue -- References -- 7. When languages and cultures meet -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Metaphor and the learner of English -- 7.3 Mixed, extended, and repeated metaphors in language learner discourse -- 7.4 Discussion and conclusion -- References -- 8. The 'dull roar' and the 'burning barbed wire pantyhose' -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Complex metaphor -- 8.3 Mixed metaphor -- 8.4 Extended and elaborated metaphor -- 8.5 Embodied simulation, pain and systematic metaphor -- 8.6 The interviews -- 8.7 Analysis of complex use of metaphor -- 8.7 Conclusion -- References -- 9. We drink with our eyes first -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Describing and evaluating sensory experience -- 9.3 Sensory descriptors -- 9.4 Sensory and kinesthetic imagery -- 9.5 The discursive role of imagery -- 9.6 Summary -- References -- 10. A corpus-based study of 'mixed metaphor' as a metalinguistic comment |
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10.1 Introduction: Mixed metaphor as a 'folk' concept and a technical term -- 10.2 Data -- 10.3 Patterns in the use of 'mixed metaphor' in the data -- 10.3.1 Clashes between different uses of metaphor involving the same source domain -- 10.3.2 Grammatical boundaries and 'mixed metaphor' -- 10.3.3 'Mixed metaphor' and relationships between source domain and topic -- 10.4 Concluding remarks -- References -- 11. Mixing in pictorial and multimodal metaphors? -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Characteristics of mixed verbal metaphors -- 11.3 Mixed metaphor in pictures and multimodal discourse: Candidates -- 11.4 Mixed metaphors and Blending Theory -- 11.5 Concluding remarks and further research -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 12. Extended metaphor in the web of discourse -- 12.1 Introduction: A cognitive perspective -- 12.2 Stylistic pattern of extended metaphor as a structure of thought -- 12.3 Types of extended metaphor -- 12.4 A diachronic approach to the stylistic use of extended metaphor -- 12.5 Sustainability of figurative thought: A discourse dimension -- 12.6 Extended metaphor in multimodal discourse: A case study -- 12.7 "Mixed" metaphors -- 12.8 Conclusion -- References -- Index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher |
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Metaphor -- Psychological aspects
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Metaphor -- Usage
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Cognitive grammar.
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Semantics.
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Concepts.
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Thought and thinking.
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semantics.
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thinking.
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Composition & Creative Writing.
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Rhetoric.
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REFERENCE -- Writing Skills.
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Cognitive grammar
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Concepts
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Metaphor -- Psychological aspects
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Semantics
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Thought and thinking
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Gibbs, Raymond W., editor
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| LC no. |
2015050863 |
| ISBN |
9789027267504 |
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9027267502 |
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