In this book, Earl Mac Cormac presents an original and unified cognitive theory of metaphor using philosophical arguments which draw upon evidence from psycholo

Many metaphors go beyond pionting to the existing similarities between two objects -- they create the similarities. Such metaphors, which have been relegated to

This book brings together leading metaphor researchers from a number of disciplines to unite the field of metaphor theory.

This book contains a selection of refereed and revised papers originally presented at the 5th ICLC. After an introduction by the editors, the book opens with a

The study of metaphor is now firmly established as a central topic within cognitive science and the humanities. This book explores the critical role that concep