Author ORCID Identifier
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
1998
Abstract
This chapter reviews the origins of construction grammar, beginning with classical antiquity; analyzes the nature of figure in thought and multimodal communication; and provides an anchor for studies of figure in the basic mental operation of conceptual blending.
Keywords
Construction Grammar, Classical Rhetoric, Conceptual Integration, Blending
Publication Title
Figurative Thought and Language
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Recommended Citation
Turner, M. (1998). Figure. In Figurative Language and Thought. By Cristina Cacciari, Ray Gibbs, Jr., Albert Katz, and Mark Turner (pp.44-195). Oxford University Press. [A volume in the series Counterpoints: Cognition, Memory, and Language.]