1st Edition
Figurative Language and Cognitive Science A Special Issue of metaphor and Symbolic Activity
Edited By Richard P. Honeck
Copyright 1996
102 Pages
by
Psychology Press
102 Pages
by
Psychology Press
The articles in this special issue focus on experimental psychological, neuropsychological, and computer-based approaches to figurative language, suggesting the enormous impact of cognitive science on our understanding of figurative language. Where, exactly, does figurative language fit in the larger scheme of things? The basic thesis is that much of intelligent behavior partakes of... Read more
Volume 11, Number 1, 1996.
Contents: R.P. Honeck, Introduction: Figurative Language and Cognitive Science: Past, Present, and Future. A.N. Katz, Experimental Psycholinguistics and Figurative Language: Circa 1995. L.E. Marks, On Perceptual Metaphors. C. Burgess, C. Chiarello, Neurocognitive Mechanisms Underlying Metaphor Comprehension and Other Figurative Language. J.H. Martin, Computational Approaches to Figurative Language.
Contents: R.P. Honeck, Introduction: Figurative Language and Cognitive Science: Past, Present, and Future. A.N. Katz, Experimental Psycholinguistics and Figurative Language: Circa 1995. L.E. Marks, On Perceptual Metaphors. C. Burgess, C. Chiarello, Neurocognitive Mechanisms Underlying Metaphor Comprehension and Other Figurative Language. J.H. Martin, Computational Approaches to Figurative Language.
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Richard P. Honeck
