Studies in Figurative Thought and Language [1 ed.] 9789027265906, 9789027246721

This volume contains original research and innovative analyses that deepen our understanding of figurative thought and l

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Studies in Figurative Thought and Language [1 ed.]
9789027265906, 9789027246721

Our understanding of the nature and processing of figurative language is central to several important issues in cognitiv

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This book combines explanatory breadth with analytical delicacy. It offers a comprehensive study of a broad array of tra

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Figurative language, such as verbal irony, metaphor, hyperbole, idioms, and other forms is an increasingly important sub

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This book explores the time that we (think we) experience and the concept of time in our beliefs, our knowledge, and our

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Edited and translated by Eugenia Hanfmann, Gertrude Vakar, and Alex Kozulin

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In celebration of the 700th anniversary of the birth of Dante in 1265 the Dante Society of Toronto invited six internati

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This book is the first to provide a critical history of analytic philosophy from its inception in the late nineteenth ce

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In an accessible and original study of the Japanese language in relation to Japanese society and culture, Senko Maynard

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