Raymond W. Gibbs
Abstract
1. Introduction and Overview 2. Thinking and Speaking Literally 3. Figurative Language Understanding: A Special Process? 4. Metaphor in Language and Thought 5. Understanding Metaphorical Expressions 6. Idiomaticity 7. Metonymy 8. Irony 9. The Poetic Minds of Children 10. Implications and Future Directions.
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1. Introduction and Overview 2. Thinking and Speaking Literally 3. Figurative Language Understanding: A Special Process? 4. Metaphor in Language and Thought 5. Understanding Metaphorical Expressions 6. Idiomaticity 7. Metonymy 8. Irony 9. The Poetic Minds of Children 10. Implications and Future Directions.
Key concepts: Literal and figurative language, Metonymy, Irony, Metaphor, Poetics, Linguistics, Poetry, Psychology