Richard Trim
List of John Benjamins publications in which Richard Trim is involved.
Articles
2026 Mirrors between historical and cognitive linguistics in figurative origins At the Crossroads of Historical and Cognitive Linguistics, Rogos-Hebda, Anna and Heli Tissari (eds.), pp. 32–49 | Chapter
The present study will argue that explanations of figurative language very often require both historical and cognitive linguistics. Information is required from either side and, in this respect, they need each other in the construction of linguistic models. A full analysis is incomplete without… read more
2012 Chapter 10. The limits of comprehension
in cross-cultural metaphor: Networking in drugs terminology Metaphor in Use: Context, culture, and communication, MacArthur, Fiona, José Luis Oncins-Martínez, Manuel Sánchez-García and Ana M. Piquer-Píriz (eds.), pp. 217–236 | Chapter
This chapter examines the conceptual patterns involved in the interpretation of metaphors primarily in English, French, German, and Italian from the field of drugs terminology. It suggests that the process defined here as conceptual networking constitutes a substantial aid in cross-cultural… read more
