Ortony A. (ed.). Metaphor and Thought

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1993. — 678 p. — ISBN: 0521405475, 0521405610. 2nd ed.Metaphor and Thought reflects the surge of interest in and research into the nature and function of metaphor in language and thought. Philosophers, psychologists, linguists, and educators raise serious questions about the viability of the traditional distinction between the literal and the metaphorical, discussing problems ranging from the definition of metaphor to its role in language acquistion, learning, scientific thinking, and the creation of social policy. In the second edition, the contributors have updated their original essays to reflect changes in their fields. The volume also includes six new chapters that present important and influential new ideas about metaphor that have appeared in such fields as the philosophy of language and the philosophy of science, linguistics, cognitive and clinical psychology, education, and artificial intelligence. The book will serve as an excellent graduate-level textbook in cognitive psychology, linguistics, and artificial intelligence.Preface to first editionList of contributorsMetaphor, language and thought. Andrew OrtonMetaphor and MeaningMore about metaphor. Max Black
Figurative speech and linguistics. Jerrold M. Saddock
The semantics of metaphor. L. Jonathan Cohen
Some problems with the notion of literal meanings. David E. Rumelhart
Metaphor. John R. Searle
Language, concepts, and worlds: Three domains of metaphor. Samuel R. Levin
Observations on the pragmatics of metaphor. Jerry L. MorganMetaphor and RepresentationGenerative metaphor: A perspective on problem-setting in social policy. Donald A. Schon
The conduit metaphor: A case of frame conflict in our language about language. Michael J. Reddy
The contemporary theory of metaphor. George Lakoff
Process and products in making sense of tropes. Raymond W. Gibbs, Jr
Metaphor, induction, and social policy: The Convergence of macroscopic and microscopic views. Robert J. Sternberg, Roger Tourangeau, and Georgia NigroMetaphor and UnderstandingPsychological processes in metaphor comprehension and memory. Allan Paivio and Mary Walsh
The interpretation of novel metaphors. Bruce Fraser
The role of similarity in similes and metaphors. Andrew Ortony
Images and models, Similes and Metaphors. George A. Miller
How Metaphors Work. Sam Glucksberg and Boaz Keysar
Metaphor and irony: two levels of understanding. Ellen Winner and Howard GardnerMetaphor and ScienceThe shift from metaphor to analogy in western science. Dedre Gentner and Michael Jeziorski
Metaphor and theory change: What is 'metaphor' a metaphor for? Richard Boyd
Metaphor in science. Thomas S. Kuhn
Metaphorical imprecision and the 'top-down' research strategy. Zenon W. PylyshynMetaphor and EducationThe instructive metaphor: metaphoric aids to students' understanding of science. Richard E. Mayer
Metaphor and learning. Hugh G. Petrie and Rebecca S. Oshlag
Learning without metaphor. Thomas F. Green
Educational uses of metaphor. Thomas G. Sticht