Metaphor and metonymy revisited beyond the Contemporary Theory of Metaphor

Recent developments and applications

Special issue of Review of Cognitive Linguistics 9:1 (2011)

Editors

Francisco Gonzálvez-García | University of Almería

María Sandra Peña-Cervel | University of La Rioja

Lorena Pérez-Hernández | University of La Rioja

[Review of Cognitive Linguistics, 9:1] 2011. iv, 339 pp.

Publishing status: Available
Published online on 6 July 2011

https://doi.org/10.1075/rcl.9.1

Table of Contents

Introduction
Introduction to the Special Thematic Volume Francisco Gonzálvez-García, María Sandra Peña-Cervel and Lorena Pérez-Hernández	1–10
The contemporary theory of metaphor: Revisions and recent developments
Recent developments in metaphor theory: Are the new views rival ones? Zoltán Kövecses	11–25
The contemporary theory of metaphor — now new and improved! Gerard J. Steen	26–64
Awareness in metaphor understanding: ‘The Lingering of the Literal’ Hanna Stöver	65–82
Productivity of Spanish verb–noun compounds: Patterns of metonymy and metaphor Jiyoung Yoon	83–106
Metaphor and/or metonymy across different discourse/genre types
Motion metaphors in discourse construction Joaquín Garrido	107–129
The adaptation of metaphors across genres Elena Semino	130–152
Multimodal metonymy and metaphor as complex discourse resources for creativity in ICT advertising discourse Laura Hidalgo-Downing and Blanca Kraljevic Mujic	153–178
How patent can patents be? Exploring the impact of figurative language on the engineering patents genre Carmen Sancho Guinda and Ismael Arinas Pellón	179–197
Euphemistic conceptual metaphors in epitaphs from Highgate Cemetery Eliecer Crespo-Fernández	198–225
The Contemporary Theory of Metaphor: Current Applications
Cognitive Semantic ways of teaching figurative phrases: An assessment Frank Boers	227–261
Translation Studies and the cognitive theory of metaphor Eva Samaniego Fernández	262–279
Distinguishing near-synonyms and translation equivalents in metaphorical terms: Crisis vs. recession in English and Spanish Ana María Rojo López	280–314
Book reviews
Review of Panther, Thornburg & Barcelona (): Metonymy and Metaphor in Grammar Reviewed by Yves Peirsman	315–320
Review of Olivares & Eusebio (2009): Nuevas Perspectivas en Lingüística Cognitiva / New Perspectives in Cognitive Linguistics. Quaderns de Filologia — Estudis Lingüístics Reviewed by Augusto Soares da Silva	321–328
Interview
Philosophy and Cognitive Science: Interview with Mark Johnson Roger Pérez i Brufau	329–339

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Martín‐Gascón, Beatriz

2022. Why in Spanish “Nos Ponemos Contentos” But not “Satisfechos”: A Cognitive‐Linguistic Review of The “Change‐of‐State Verb Ponerse + Adjective” Construction*. Studia Linguistica 76:2 ► pp. 552 ff.

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