Preface. Part 1: Historical and Philosophical Perspectives 1. A Peacock Looks at its Legs: Cognitive Science and Figurative Language Robert R. Hoffman and Richard P. Honeck 2. Historical Notes on Figurative Language Richard P. Honeck 3. A Philosophical Perspective on the Problems of Metaphor Mark Johnson 4. Some Psycholinguistic Aspects of Metaphor Andrew Ortony Part 2: Processing and Representation 5. Transformations in Knowing: A Realist View of Metaphor Robert R. Verbrugge 6. Proverbs, Meaning, and Group Structure Richard P. Honeck, Katherine Voegtle, Mark A. Dorfmueller and Robert R. Hoffman 7. Metaphors and Images: Rating, Reporting, and Remembering Richard J. Harris, Mary Anne Lahey and Faith Marsalek 8. Mental Imagery and the Comprehension of Figurative Language: Is there a Relationship? Paul F. Riechmann and Ellen L. Coste Part 3: Foundations in Semantic Theory 9. The Cognitive Dynamics of Synesthesia and Metaphor Charles E. Osgood 10. Measurement of Figurative Language: Semantic Feature Models of Comprehension and Appreciation Robert G. Malgady and Michael G. Johnson 11. Toward a Perceptual Theory of Metaphoric Comprehension Michael G. Johnson and Robert G. Malgady 12. Topic-Vehicle Relations in Metaphor: The Issue of Assymetry Part 4: Developmental Aspects 13. The Developmental Structure of Figurative Competence Marilyn R. Pollio and James D. Pickens 14. The Ontogenesis of Metaphor Ellen Winner, Margaret McCarthy and Howard Gardner Part 5: Problem Solving 15. Metaphoric Competence and Complex Human Problem Solving Howard R. Pollio and Michael K. Smith 16. Metaphor in Science Robert R. Hoffman. Author Index. Subject Index.