A new look at metaphorical creativity in cognitive linguistics

Cognitive Linguistics

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 663-697

  Kövecses, Zoltán ^a  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

context; discourse; embodiment; metaphor; metaphorical creativity; motivation; pressure of coherence

Indexed keywords

EID: 78149298738     PISSN: 09365907     EISSN: 16133641     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/COGL.2010.021     Document Type: Article

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