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Sinopsis

The publications of the first and second editions of Metaphor and Thought (Cambridge University Press) in 1979 and 1993, respectively, under the editorship of Andrew Ortony, were monumental events in the world of metaphor research. The 1979 edition was the first interdisciplinary volume devoted to metaphor that included contributions from notable scholars in philosophy, linguistics, psychology, and political science. Many of the articles in that volume are now classics and continue to be frequently cited among active metaphor researchers. Several other articles from scholars in linguistics and psychology were added to the 1993 edition, which too has been widely read and discussed.

But much has changed in the world of metaphor since 1993. There is now a huge body of empirical work from many academic disciplines that clearly demonstrates the ubiquity in metaphor in both everyday and specialized language. Most importantly, there is also significant research indicating the prominence of metaphor in many areas of abstract thought and in people’s emotional and aesthetic experiences. Metaphor is not simply an ornamental aspect of language, but a fundamental scheme by which people conceptualize the world and their own activities. The primary purpose of the Cambridge Handbook of Metaphor and Thought is to describe some of the key developments in contemporary metaphor research that detail the contribution of metaphor to human cognition, communication, and culture.

Content

1. INTRODUCTION
2. THE ROOTS OF METAPHOR
3. METAPHOR UNDERSTANDING
4. METAPHOR I N LANGUAGE AND CULTURE
5. METAPHOR I N REASONING AND FEELING
6. METAPHOR I N NONVERBAL EXPRESSION

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