{"product_id":"metaphor-in-language-and-culture-across-world-englishes-paperback","title":"Metaphor in Language and Culture across World Englishes - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarcus Callies\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eMarta Degani\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book advances and broadens the scope of research on conceptual metaphor at the nexus of language and culture by exploring metaphor and figurative language as a characteristic of the many Englishes that have developed in a wide range of geographic, socio-historical and cultural settings around the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn line with the interdisciplinary breadth of this endeavour, the contributions are grounded in Cognitive (Socio)Linguistics, Conceptual Metaphor Theory, and Cultural Linguistics. Drawing on different research methodologies, including corpus linguistics, elicitation techniques, and interviews, chapters analyse a variety of naturalistic data and text types, such as online language, narratives, political speeches and literary works. Examining both the cultural conceptualisations underlying the use of figurative language and the linguistic-cultural specificity of metaphor and its variation, the studies are presented in contexts of both language contact and second language usage. Adding to the debate on the interplay of universal and culture-specific grounding of conceptual metaphor, \u003ci\u003eMetaphor in Language and Culture across World Englishes\u003c\/i\u003eadvances research in a previously neglected sphere of study in the field of World Englishes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarcus Callies\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor and Chair of English Linguistics at the University of Bremen, Germany.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarta Degani\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of English Language and Linguistics at the University of Verona, Italy and Senior Scientist of English Linguistics at the University of Klagenfurt, Austria.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 26, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51783395737888,"sku":"9781350249530","price":73.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/796fe716014232f20f9006557c49bfe6.webp?v=1780586135","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/metaphor-in-language-and-culture-across-world-englishes-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}