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Book 2003

Metaphor in Educational Discourse

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Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Language
English
Published
2003
  • Metaphor
  • Language and education
  • Discourse analysis

Metaphor is recognized as widespread and intrinsic to language use. This work examines the use and understanding of metaphor in everyday classroom discourse and in informational texts. The use and interpretation of metaphor is discussed in terms of humaninteraction, understanding and learning.