Goatly, Andrew,  1950- <br/><br/>
The language of metaphors / 
Andrew Goatly. 
 - xvi, 360 pages :  illustrations ;  24 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-346) and index. 
<br/><br/> List of illustrations --  List of tables --  Acknowledgements --  Typographical conventions --  List of abbreviations --  Introduction --  Metaphorical and Literal Language --  Metaphor and the Dictionary: Root Analogies --  Metaphor and the Dictionary: Word-Class and Word-Formation --  How Different Kinds of Metaphors Work --  Relevance Theory and the Functions of Metaphor --  The Signalling of Metaphor --  The Specification of Topics --  The Specification of Grounds --  The Interplay of Metaphors --  Metaphor in its Social Context --  Notes --  References --  Index.  1.  2.  3.  4.  5.  6.  7.  8.  9.  10. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0415128773 9780415128773 0415128765 9780415128766 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>95052119 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>English language--Style<br/>Metaphor.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PE1421.  / G55 1997 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>420