Mapping English Metaphor Through Time
| Author | : Wendy Anderson |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 344 |
| Release | : 2016 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780198744573 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0198744579 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (579 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Mapping English Metaphor Through Time by : Wendy Anderson
Download or read book Mapping English Metaphor Through Time written by Wendy Anderson and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume offers an empirical and diachronic investigation of the foundations and nature of metaphor in English, based on evidence from The Historical Thesaurus of English. It offers case studies of a number of semantic domains and provides a significant step forward in the data-driven understanding of metaphor.