Routledge Handbook of Metaphor and Language

<p><em>The Routledge Handbook of Metaphor and Language</em> provides a comprehensive overview of state-of-the-art interdisciplinary research on metaphor and language. Featuring 35 chapters written by leading scholars from around the world the volume takes a broad view of the field of metaphor and language and brings together diverse and distinct theoretical and applied perspectives to cover six key areas:</p><p></p><ul> <br><br><li>Theoretical approaches to metaphor and language covering Conceptual Metaphor Theory Relevance Theory Blending Theory and Dynamical Systems Theory;</li> <br><br><li>Methodological approaches to metaphor and language discussing ways of identifying metaphors in verbal texts images and gestures as well as the use of corpus linguistics;</li> <br><br><li>Formal variation in patterns of metaphor use across text types historical periods and languages; </li> <br><br><li>Functional variation of metaphor in contexts including educational commercial scientific and political discourse as well as online trolling;</li> <br><br><li>The applications of metaphor for problem solving in business education healthcare and conflict situations;</li> <br><br><li>Language metaphor and cognitive development examining the processing and comprehension of metaphors.</li> <br><br> </ul><p></p><p><em>The Routledge Handbook of Language and Metaphor</em> is a must-have survey of this key field and is essential reading for those interested in language and metaphor.</p>