Metaphor and Iconicity

Metaphor and Iconicity
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 274
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ISBN-10 : 9780230510708
ISBN-13 : 0230510701
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Book Synopsis Metaphor and Iconicity by : M. Hiraga

Download or read book Metaphor and Iconicity written by M. Hiraga and published by Springer. This book was released on 2004-12-10 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Metaphor and Iconicity attempts to clarify the interplay of metaphor and iconicity in the creation and interpretation of spoken and written texts from a cognitive perspective. There are various degrees in which metaphor and iconicity manifest themselves, ranging from sound symbolism and parallelism in poetic discourse to word order, inflectional forms, and other grammatical structures in ordinary discourse. The book makes unique contributions to the study of the relationship of form and meaning.


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