Abstract

1. Introduction: Applied linguistic approaches to metaphor (by Zanotto, Mara Sophia) 2. Part I. Investigating the nature of metaphor in use 3. 1. Opening Pandora's Box: Multiple readings of a metaphor (by Zanotto, Mara Sophia) 4. 2. Metaphor shifting in the dynamics of talk (by Cameron, Lynne) 5. 3. Adding sound to the picture: Motivating the lexical composition of metaphorical idioms in English, Dutch, and Spanish (by Boers, Frank) 6. 4. Metaphor and positioning in academic book reviews (by Low, Graham) 7. Part II. Examining metaphor in corpora 8. 5. Brothers in arms: Contradictory metaphors in contemporary marketing discourse (by Koller, Veronika) 9. 6. Metaphor probabilities in corpora (by Berber Sardinha, Tony) 10. 7. Corpus linguistic data and conceptual metaphor theory (by Deignan, Alice) 11. 8. Exploring metaphors in corpora: A study of 'war' in corpus generated data (by Vereza, Solange) 12. Part III. Understanding metaphor in language education 13. 9. Young learners' understanding of figurative language (by Piquer-Piriz, Ana Maria) 14. 10. The relationship between associative thinking, analogical reasoning, image formation and metaphoric extension strategies (by Littlemore, Jeannette) 15. Part IV. Using metaphor as a tool in professional development 16. 11. The awakening of Sleeping Beauty: A teacher's metaphor of professional development and language teaching (by Telles, Joao A.) 17. 12. En route through metaphors: Chatrooms as safe places to deal with difficulties in an online course (by Cavalcanti, Marilda C.) 18. 13. School teachers in favela contexts: Metaphors they live by (by Liberali, F.C.) 19. 14. Professional knowledge landscape: A metaphor to conceive of e-mail practices in business settings (by Freire, Maximina M.)

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