Traditional thinking on metaphors has divided them into two camps: dead and alive. Conventional expressions from everyday language are classified as dead, while

This book reflects on the ways in which metaphor and metonymy are used conceptually and linguistically to mitigate the more difficult dimensions of death and dy

A summary, critique and comparison of the most important theories on how metaphors are used and understood, drawing on research from linguistics, psychology and

Over centuries, scholars have explored how metaphor contributes to thought, language, culture. This collection of essays reflects on Müller, Kappelhoff, and co

This book brings together leading metaphor researchers from a number of disciplines to unite the field of metaphor theory.