This volume explores linguistic metaphor identification in a wide variety of languages and language families. The book is an essential read for anyone intereste

This book presents a complete method for the identification of metaphor in language at the level of word use. It is based on extensive methodological and empiri

The study of metaphor is now firmly established as a central topic within cognitive science and the humanities. This book explores the critical role that concep

Metaphor has recently been reconceptualised as a fundamental part of the human conceptual system. It can hence be expressed in language but also in other modali

To what extent and in what ways is metaphorical thought relevant to an understanding of culture and society? More specifically: can the cognitive linguistic vie