What is the explanatory value of a conceptual metaphor?

Language and Communication

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 109-126

  McGlone, Matthew S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Analogy; Categorization; Concepts; Figurative language; Metaphor

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947133244     PISSN: 02715309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.langcom.2006.02.016     Document Type: Article

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