Mixed metaphors: their use and abuse
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London ; New York ; Oxford ; New Delhi ; Sydney
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2019
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| Abstract: | "Writing guides teach us to avoid mixed metaphors like 'that wet blanket is a loose cannon', and suggest that we should limit ourselves to one metaphor per paragraph. But clearly this is terrible advice. The 'Tomorrow, tomorrow, and tomorrow' speech in Macbeth packs six metaphors into a few lines, and is considered a literary masterpiece. Scientific descriptions of light and matter necessarily include conflicting metaphors because we don't have a perfect metaphor for these concepts. Whilst it's true that mixed metaphors can sound ignorant or confusing, what we really need is a more nuanced definition of mixed metaphors, and a better system for identifying their benefits and drawbacks in different contexts. In Mixed Metaphors: Their Use and Abuse, Karen Sullivan employs findings from linguistics and cognitive science to explore why some mixed metaphors are criticised but similar metaphors are praised. By using Conceptual Metaphor Theory, she demonstrates how, once we understand how metaphoric ideas are put together, we can better appreciate the different ways that metaphors can be mixed, and how audiences are likely to respond to these differences. By analysing over 100 metaphors from politicians, sportspeople, writers, and other public figures, Mixed Metaphors: Their Use and Abuse delineates how mixing occurs and identifies the characteristics that make mixed metaphors annoying, amusing or astounding" |
| Umfang: | x, 229 Seiten Illustrationen |
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| adam_text | CONTENTS
List of Figures viii
1 Perfect Mix or Perfect Mess? 1
2 Conceptual Metaphor Theory 25
3 The Main Reasons Metaphors Mix 47
4 More Exotic Mixes 63
5 Metaphor or Not? How Ambiguity Causes
‘Mixing’ 85
6 Malaphors and Other ‘Ducks Out of Water’ 117
7 Why We Need Multiple Metaphors 147
8 Mixing Metaphors for Fun and Profit 171
9 Making the Most of Your Metaphors 187
Appendix: Index of Metaphors 191
Bibliography 220
Index 226
In
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Karen Sullivan
employs findings from linguistics and cognitive science to explore
how metaphors are successfully combined and why they sometimes
get mixed up. Once we understand the ways that metaphoric ideas
are put together, we can appreciate why metaphor combinations
have such a wide range of effects.
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includes analyses of
over a hundred metaphors from politicians, sportspeople,
writers and other public figures, and identifies
the characteristics that make metaphors
annoying, amusing or astounding.
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