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The Extent of the Literal

Metaphor, Polysemy and Theories of Concepts

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  • © 2003

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  1. Marina Rakova
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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction: On the Nature of the Literal-Metaphorical Distinction

    • Marina Rakova
    Pages 1-17

  3. Metaphor in Cognitive Linguistics

    • Marina Rakova
    Pages 18-33

  4. The ‘Hot’ Polysemy

    • Marina Rakova
    Pages 34-47

  5. Across Sensory Modalities

    • Marina Rakova
    Pages 48-73

  6. Double-Function Terms

    • Marina Rakova
    Pages 74-89

  7. Double-Function Terms Again

    • Marina Rakova
    Pages 90-104

  8. Words and Concepts

    • Marina Rakova
    Pages 105-108

  9. Back to Cognitive Semantics

    • Marina Rakova
    Pages 109-117

  10. Polysemy in Lexical Semantics

    • Marina Rakova
    Pages 118-138

  11. The No-Polysemy View: What It Is and What It Is Not

    • Marina Rakova
    Pages 139-171

  12. A Very Short Conclusion

    • Marina Rakova
    Pages 172-173

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 174-232
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The Extent of the Literal develops a strikingly new approach to metaphor and polysemy in their relation to the conceptual structure. In a straightforward narrative style, the author argues for a reconsideration of standard assumptions concerning the notion of literal meaning and its relation to conceptual structure. She draws on neurophysiological and psychological experimental data in support of a view in which polysemy belongs to the level of words but not to the level of concepts, and thus challenges some seminal work on metaphor and polysemy within cognitive linguistics, lexical semantics and analytical philosophy.

About the author

MARINA RAKOVA is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Instituto de Investigaciones Filosóficas, UNAM, Mexico

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