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