When speaking and reasoning about time, people around the world tend to do so with
vocabulary and concepts borrowed from the domain of space. This raises the question of …

This study investigated the functions of gesture in teaching and learning grammar in the
context of second language (L2) classroom interactions. The data consisted of video …

近年来, 欧美一批学者致于把一直囿于纯语言学领域的概念隐喻研究拓展到跨学科的多模态研究
平台, 关注模态本身和模态互动的价值和意义, 隐喻和转喻的动态构建过程, 隐喻的文体维度 …

Mark Johnson is one of the great thinkers of our time on how the body shapes the mind. This
book brings together a selection of essays from the past two decades that build a powerful …

This lively introduction to figurative language explains a broad range of concepts, including
metaphor, metonymy, simile, and blending, and develops new tools for analyzing them. It …

Combining up-to-date scholarship with clear and accessible language and helpful
exercises, Metaphor: A Practical Introduction is an invaluable resource for all readers …

The study of metaphor is now firmly established as a central topic within cognitive science
and the humanities. We marvel at the creative dexterity of gifted speakers and writers for …

A general introduction to the area of theoretical linguistics known as cognitive linguistics, this
textbook provides up-to-date coverage of all areas of the field, including recent …

A major revolution in the study of metaphor occurred 30 years ago with the introduction of
“conceptual metaphor theory”(CMT). Unlike previous theories of metaphor and metaphorical …

To what extent and in what ways is metaphorical thought relevant to an understanding of
culture and society? More specifically: can the cognitive linguistic view of metaphor …