A Hybrid Theory of Metaphor: Relevance Theory and Cognitive Linguistics

by M. Tendahl

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781349309825
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	08/27/2009
Edition description:	1st ed. 2009
Pages:	282
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.02(d)

About the Author

MARKUS TENDAHL is Lecturer in the Department of English and American Studies, University of Dortmund, Germany. He has published articles in the Journal of Pragmatics and Mind and Language.

Table of Contents

Figures Tables Typographical Conventions Acknowledgements Introduction The Relevance-Theory Approach to Metaphor Cognitive Linguistics and Metaphor Relevance Theory versus Cognitive Linguistics The Hybrid Theory of Metaphor Conclusion and Future Challenges Notes References Index

Editorial Reviews

' Tendahl's work is full of merit and should be considered a major step in reconciling positions between apparently divergent but actually complementary theoretical frameworks.' -Metaphor and Symbol

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