TY - BOOK AU - Goatly,Andrew TI - The language of metaphors SN - 0415128773 AV - PE1421. G55 1997 U1 - 420 PY - 1997///, 2000 CY - London, New York PB - Routledge KW - English language KW - Style KW - Metaphor N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-346) and index; List of illustrations --; List of tables --; Acknowledgements --; Typographical conventions --; List of abbreviations --; Introduction --; 1; Metaphorical and Literal Language --; 2; Metaphor and the Dictionary: Root Analogies --; 3; Metaphor and the Dictionary: Word-Class and Word-Formation --; 4; How Different Kinds of Metaphors Work --; 5; Relevance Theory and the Functions of Metaphor --; 6; The Signalling of Metaphor --; 7; The Specification of Topics --; 8; The Specification of Grounds --; 9; The Interplay of Metaphors --; 10; Metaphor in its Social Context --; Notes --; References --; Index ER -