The Cambridge Handbook of Metaphor and Thought

In this book, a distinguished cast of authors explore the significance of metaphor in language, thought, culture, and artistic expression.

Written in response to the growing interest within the area, in this book a distinguished cast of authors explore the significance of metaphor in language, thought, culture, and artistic expression. Presenting cutting-edge findings within a broader context than many other publications, they cover disciplines varying from music, mathematics, business and law.A comprehensive collection of essays in multidisciplinary metaphor scholarship that has been written in response to the growing interest among scholars and students from a variety of disciplines such as linguistics, philosophy, anthropology, music and psychology. These essays explore the significance of metaphor in language, thought, culture and artistic expression. There are five main themes of the book: the roots of metaphor, metaphor understanding, metaphor in language and culture, metaphor in reasoning and feeling, and metaphor in non-verbal expression. Contributors come from a variety of academic disciplines, including psychology, linguistics, philosophy, cognitive science, literature, education, music, and law.