In:Confronting Metaphor in Use: An applied linguistic approach
Edited by Mara Sophia Zanotto, Lynne Cameron and Marilda C. Cavalcanti
[Pragmatics & Beyond New Series 173] 2008
► pp. v–vi
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Published online: 27 March 2008
https://doi.org/10.1075/pbns.173.toc
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Table of contents
Introduction: Applied linguistic approaches to metaphor
Part I. Investigating the nature of metaphor in use
1. Opening Pandora's Box: Multiple readings of a metaphor
2. Metaphor shifting in the dynamics of talk
3. Adding sound to the picture: Motivating the lexical composition of metaphorical idioms in English, Dutch, and Spanish
4. Metaphor and positioning in academic book reviews
Part II. Examining metaphor in corpora
5. Brothers in arms: Contradictory metaphors in contemporary marketing discourse
6. Metaphor probabilities in corpora
7. Corpus linguistic data and conceptual metaphor theory
8. Exploring metaphors in corpora: A study of 'war' in corpus generated data
Part III. Understanding metaphor in language education
9. Young learners' understanding of figurative language
10. The relationship between associative thinking, analogical reasoning, image formation and metaphoric extension strategies
Part IV. Using metaphor as a tool in professional development
11. The awakening of Sleeping Beauty: A teacher's metaphor of professional development and language teaching
12. En route through metaphors: Chatrooms as safe places to deal with difficulties in an online course
13. School teachers in favela contexts: Metaphors they live by
14. Professional knowledge landscape: A metaphor to conceive of e-mail practices in business settings
