A Hybrid Theory of Metaphor: Relevance Theory and Cognitive Linguistics

by Markus Tendahl (Author)

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  Hardcover
  2009

  $145.28

  A provoking new approach to how we understand metaphors thoroughly comparing and contrasting the claims made by relevance theorists and cognitive linguists. The resulting hybrid theory shows the complementarity of many positions as well as the need and possibility of achieving a broader and more realistic theory of our understanding.