Chapter 2. Metaphors and related figures of speech

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Chapter 2
Metaphors and related figures of speech

Published online: 10 July 2025

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2.1The name and nature of the metaphor
2.2Metaphor functions
2.3Metaphor types
- 2.3.1Simple metaphor types and entrenchment
  - 2.3.1.1Dividing up the cline of entrenchment
  - 2.3.1.2On the process of entrenchment
- 2.3.2Complex metaphor types: Extended and mixed metaphors
2.4Related figures of speech
- 2.4.1Simile
- 2.4.2Metonymy and synecdoche
2.5Previous research
- 2.5.1Conceptual metaphor theory
  - 2.5.1.1Criticism and development of conceptual metaphor theory
- 2.5.2Blending theory
- 2.5.3Discourse metaphor theory
- 2.5.4Literary approaches
- 2.5.5Linguistic approaches
  - 2.5.5.1Approaches from pragmatics
  - 2.5.5.2Corpus linguistic approaches
- 2.5.6Multimodal approaches
2.6Discussion and methodological implications
- 2.6.1Discussion of previous research
- 2.6.2Methodological implications
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