The Contemporary Theory of Metaphor
Download or Read eBook The Contemporary Theory of Metaphor PDF written by Ning Yu and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 1998-01-01 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Ning Yu |
| Publisher | : John Benjamins Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 294 |
| Release | : 1998-01-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 902722353X |
| ISBN-13 | : 9789027223531 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (3X Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Contemporary Theory of Metaphor by : Ning Yu
Book excerpt: This volume aims to contribute to the theory of metaphor from the viewpoint of Chinese, in order to help place the theory into a wider cross-linguistic and cross-cultural perspective. It focuses on metaphors of emotion, the "time as space" metaphor and the Event Structure Metaphor.
