Metaphor: A Practical Introduction - Paperback

by Zoltan Kovecses (Author)

Combining up-to-date scholarship with clear and accessible language and helpful exercises, Metaphor: A Practical Introduction is an invaluable resource for all readers interested in metaphor. This second edition includes two new chapters--on 'metaphors in discourse' and 'metaphor and emotion' --along with new exercises, responses to criticism and recent developments in the field, and revised student exercises, tables, and figures.

Author Biography

Zoltan Kövecses is Professor of Linguistics, Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary