Cognitive linguists have proposed that metaphor is not just a matter of language but of thought, and that metaphorical thought displays a high degree of conventionalization. In order to produce converging evidence for this theory of metaphor, a wide range of data is currently being studied with a large array of methods and techniques. Finding Metaphor in Grammar and Usage aims to map the field of this development in theory and research from a methodological perspective.
The How To...Series is written by teachers and teacher trainers - people who know the reality of the classroom and the support teachers need to get the most out of their students - these practical, easy-to-use handbooks are a must for English teaching professionals. This book is a practical guide to the theory of writing and covers a range of approaches to the teaching of writing.
LOT 2 sees Fodor advance undaunted towards the ultimate goal of a theory of the cognitive mind, and in particular a theory of the intentionality of cognition. No one who works on the mind can ignore Fodor's views, expressed in the coruscating and provocative style which has delighted and disconcerted countless readers over the years.
Organized around themes of cultural realism and social constructivism, Monica Gariup develops a theoretical framework to enhance our understanding of security culture at the European Union (EU) level. Using tools from political theory, linguistic analysis, and international relations theory, this book's innovative approach examines the implications of discourse and practice in the European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP).
This book sets out to write nothing short of a new theory of the heroic for today's world. The novels of Saul Bellow and Don DeLillo serve as an anchor to the theory as it challenges our notions of what is heroic about nymphomaniacs, Holocaust survivors, spurious academics, cult followers, terrorists, celebrities, photographers and writers of novels who all attempt to claim the right to be “hero.”
