Rakova M. The Extent of the Literal Metaphor, Polysemy and Theories of Concepts

New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2003. — 232 p. — ISBN10: 140390233X; ISBN13: 978-1403902337.The Extent of the Literal develops a strikingly new approach to metaphor and polysemy in their relation to the conceptual structure. In a straightforward narrative style, the author argues for a reconsideration of standard assumptions concerning the notion of literal meaning and its relation to conceptual structure. She draws on neurophysiological and psychological experimental data in support of a view in which polysemy belongs to the level of words but not to the level of concepts, and thus challenges some seminal work on metaphor and polysemy within cognitive linguistics, lexical semantics and analytical philosophy.Introduction: On the Nature of the Literal-Metaphorical DistinctionMetaphor in Cognitive Linguistics
The "Hot' Polysemy
Across Sensory Modalities
Double-Function Terms
Double-Function Terms Again
Words and Concepts
Back to Cognitive Semantics
Polysemy in Lexical Semantics
The No-Polysemy View: What It Is and What It Is NotA Very Short Conclusion