A Hybrid Theory of Metaphor Relevance Theory and Cognitive Linguisti

A provoking new approach to how we understand metaphors thoroughly comparing and contrasting the claims made by relevance theorists and cognitive linguists. The resulting hybrid theory shows the complementarity of many positions as well as the need and po

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Markus Tendahl

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A Hybrid Theory of Metaphor

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A Hybrid Theory of Metaphor

Markus Tendahl University of Dortmund, Germany

10.1057/9780230244313 - A Hybrid Theory of Metaphor, Markus Tendahl

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Relevance Theory and Cognitive Linguistics

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List of Figures

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Typographical Conventions

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Acknowledgements

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Introduction

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The Relevance-Theory Approach to Metaphor 2.1 Grice’s theory of meaning and communication 2.2 The cognitive turn in pragmatics: r