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In:The Ubiquity of Metaphor: Metaphor in language and thought
Edited by Wolf Paprotté and René Dirven †
[Current Issues in Linguistic Theory 29] 1985
► pp. v–vi

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Published online: 1 January 1985
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Table of contents

Introductionvii
Part 1. Metaphor and the system of languages
Semiotic aspects of metaphor1
“Conventional” and “dead” metaphors revisited17
Towards an explanatory theory of metaphor57
Metaphor as a basic means for extending the lexicon85
polysemy, tropes and cognition or the non-magrittian art of closing curtains whilst opening them121
Context dependence and metaphor141
Part 2. Metaphor and language Use
Spatial metaphors underlying propositions of causality177
Metaphoric processes in word formation. The case of prefixed verbs209
Linguistic and extralinguistic aids for reconstruction and interpretation of metaphors in headlines243
Metaphors and their aptness in trade names for perfumes263
the translation of metaphor295
Part 3. Metaphor and psycholinguistic processes
Some implications of metaphor for philosophy and psychology of science327
Representation in cognitive psychological theories of figurative language381
Metaphor and the first words425
A devlopmental analysis of metaphoric competence and reading481
Metaphoric productions and preferences in second language learners525
Metaphor production and comprehension in Aphasia559
Visual imagery and metaphor in british sign language601
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