Directions Toward a “Happy Place”: Metaphor in Conversational Discourse

This paper aims to show how people use and understand metaphorical language in conversational discourse. Specifically, I examine how metaphorical language has the potential to be either effective or ineffective in its usage, and how they are bound to the contextual environment of the conversation. T...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Edwards, Jonathan Ryan
Other Authors: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: University of North Texas 2011
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Online Access:https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc103311/