Cognition and Figurative Language (Hardcover)

Preface.  Part 1: Historical and Philosophical Perspectives  1. A Peacock Looks at its Legs: Cognitive Science and Figurative Language Robert R. Hoffman and Richard P. Honeck  2. Historical Notes on Figurative Language Richard P. Honeck  3. A Philosophical Perspective on the Problems of Metaphor Mark Johnson  4. Some Psycholinguistic Aspects of Metaphor Andrew Ortony  Part 2: Processing and Representation  5. Transformations in Knowing: A Realist View of Metaphor Robert R. Verbrugge  6. Proverbs, Meaning, and Group Structure Richard P. Honeck, Katherine Voegtle, Mark A. Dorfmueller and Robert R. Hoffman  7. Metaphors and Images: Rating, Reporting, and Remembering Richard J. Harris, Mary Anne Lahey and Faith Marsalek  8. Mental Imagery and the Comprehension of Figurative Language: Is there a Relationship? Paul F. Riechmann and Ellen L. Coste  Part 3: Foundations in Semantic Theory  9. The Cognitive Dynamics of Synesthesia and Metaphor Charles E. Osgood  10. Measurement of Figurative Language: Semantic Feature Models of Comprehension and Appreciation Robert G. Malgady and Michael G. Johnson  11. Toward a Perceptual Theory of Metaphoric Comprehension Michael G. Johnson and Robert G. Malgady  12. Topic-Vehicle Relations in Metaphor: The Issue of Assymetry  Part 4: Developmental Aspects  13. The Developmental Structure of Figurative Competence Marilyn R. Pollio and James D. Pickens  14. The Ontogenesis of Metaphor Ellen Winner, Margaret McCarthy and Howard Gardner  Part 5: Problem Solving  15. Metaphoric Competence and Complex Human Problem Solving Howard R. Pollio and Michael K. Smith  16. Metaphor in Science Robert R. Hoffman.  Author Index.  Subject Index.