The ability to use language metaphorically is not a skill of advanced learners, but something that everyone needs from an early stage" (p. In their recent book Metaphors We Live By, Lakoff and Johnson point out that at a profound philosophical level, all language is metaphorical and, more interestingly from our point of view, much more everyday language is metaphorical than is normally recognised. In discussing the teaching of vocabulary in the foreign-language classroom, Lewis states: "Metaphor is often seen as a literary device rather than part of everyday language. members who attended the XXème Congrès on "Lexiques et Dictionnaires", held in May 1990, may remember Michael Lewis referring to this book during his talk entitled "Which Is More Important Vocabulary or Grammar" (see Cahiers de 1'A.P.LI.U.T. Reviewed by Andy Arleo, IUT de Saint-Nazaire.Ī.P.L.I.U.T. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1980.
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