John Benjamins Publishing, 1985. — 628 p. — (Current Issues in Linguistic Theory, 29). — ISBN: 978-90-272-3521-3.
This volume brings together a number of articles representative of the present outlook on the importance of metaphors, and of the work done on metaphors in several domains of (psycho)linguistics. The first part of the volume deals with metaphor and the system of language. The second part offers papers on metaphor and language use. In the third part psychological and psycholinguistic aspects of metaphor are discussed.
Metaphor and the System of LanguagesSemiotic aspects of metaphor by Winfried Nöth
“Conventional” and “dead” metaphors revisited by Elizabeth Closs Traugott
Towards an explanatory theory of metaphor by Peter Mühlhäusler
Metaphor as a basic means for extending the lexicon by René Dirven
polysemy, tropes and cognition or the non-magrittian art of closing curtains whilst opening them by René Jongen
Context dependence and metaphor by Peter Bosch
Metaphor and Language UseSpatial metaphors underlying propositions of causality by Günter Radden
Metaphoric processes in word formation. The case of prefixed verbs by Brygida Rudzka-Ostyn
Linguistic and extralinguistic aids for reconstruction and interpretation of metaphors in headlines by Sabine De Knop
Metaphors and their aptness in trade names for perfumes by Emma Vorlat
the translation of metaphor by Peter Newmark
Metaphor and Psycholinguistic ProcessesSome implications of metaphor for philosophy and psychology of science by Robert R. Hoffman
Representation in cognitive psychological theories of figurative language by Richard P. Honeck and Clare T. Kibler
Metaphor and the first words by Wolf Paprotté
A devlopmental analysis of metaphoric competence and reading by James D. Pickens, Marilyn R. Pollio and Howard R. Pollio
Metaphoric productions and preferences in second language learners by Anna Trosbrog
Metaphor production and comprehension in Aphasia by Franz-Josef Stachowiak
Visual imagery and metaphor in british sign language by Bencie Woll