Windows to the mind. Metaphor, metonymy and conceptual blending. Cognitive linguistics research ; 48

Tadelloser, neuwertiger Zustand. - Inhalt: Introduction, Sandra Handl and Hans-J�rg Schmid -- Metaphor and metonymy: Fundamental issues: Methodological issues in conceptual metaphor theory, Zolt�K�vecses -- The structure of metaphor and idiom semantics (a cognitive approach), Dmitrij Dobrovol'skij -- Why focus on target domains? The importance of domain -- knowledge in children's understanding of metaphors, Aivars Glaznieks -- Salience and the conventionality of metonymies, Sandra Handl -- Metaphor and metonymy: Usage-based investigations: The role of metaphor scenarios in disease management discourses: Foot and mouth disease and avian influenza, Brigitte Nerlich -- "Overt" vs. "covert" cultural variance in metaphor usage: 'Europe' vs. Malta and the EU-membership debate, Monica Petrica -- Examining conceptual metaphor models through lexical frequency -- patterns: A case study of U.S. presidential speeches, Kathleen Ahrens -- Metaphor, constructional ambiguity and the causative resultatives, Beate Hampe -- Conceptual blending: Conceptual blending, relevance and novel N+N-compounds, Hans-J�rg Schmid -- Blending and creativity in metaphorical compounds: -- A diachronic investigation, R� Benczes -- Reference points in adjective-noun conceptual integration networks, Elena Tribushinina -- Conceptual blending, evaluation and common ground: George W. Bush and Saddam as friend or foe?, Siaohui Kok and Wolfram Bublitz. ISBN 9783110238181