Metaphor in Discourse ‘Metaphor’ is the phenomenon whereby we talk and, potentially, think about something in terms of something else. In this book Elena Semino discusses metaphor as a common linguistic occurrence, which is varied in its textual appearance, versatile in the functions it may perform, and central to many different types of communication, from informal interaction to political speeches. She discusses the use of metaphor across a variety of texts and genres from literature, politics, science, education, advertising and the dis- course of mental illness. Each chapter includes detailed case studies focusing on speciﬁc texts, from election leaﬂets to specialist scientiﬁc articles. Also included is a detailed consideration of corpus (computer-based) methods of analysis. Wide-ranging and informative, this book will be invaluable to those interested in metaphor from a range of disciplines. elena semino is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Linguistics and English Language at Lancaster University. Her previous publications include Cognitive Stylistics: Language and Cognition in Text Analysis (2002, edited with J. Culpeper) and Corpus Stylistics: Speech, Writing and Thought Pre- sentation in a Corpus of English Writing (2004, with M. Short). © Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 978-0-521-86730-6 - Metaphor in Discourse Elena Semino Frontmatter More information