Re-viewing Space : figurative language in architects´ assessment of built space / Rosario Caballero.

By:

Caballero Rosario

Language: English Publication details: New York. Mouton De Gruyter. 2006.Edition: 1st edDescription: xi, 261 p. 23 cmISBN:

9783110185201

Subject(s):

Linguistics

DDC classification:

720.14 CAB

Summary: This book describes and explores the linguistic metaphors used by architects to assess design solutions in building reviews, and the conceptual mappings that motivate them. The genre perspective adopted throughout the work offers a view of figurative language that considers its use in the discussion of architectural topics in a real communicative situation involving specific participants, clear rhetorical goals and recognisable textual artefacts.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Barcode
Reference	Anna Centenary Library 6TH FLOOR, B WING	720.14 CAB (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Not for loan	344708

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This book describes and explores the linguistic metaphors used by architects to assess design solutions in building reviews, and the conceptual mappings that motivate them. The genre perspective adopted throughout the work offers a view of figurative language that considers its use in the discussion of architectural topics in a real communicative situation involving specific participants, clear rhetorical goals and recognisable textual artefacts.

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