Unpacking Creativity

Paula Pérez Sobrino · Jeannette Littlemore · Samantha Ford

Sep 2021 · Cambridge University Press

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301

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About this ebook

Figurative communication (the use of metaphor, metonymy, hyperbole and irony) provides economy of expression, clarity, persuasiveness, politeness, evaluation, and communication of emotions. However, it also increases the potential for misunderstanding in situations when people lack shared background knowledge. This book combines theoretical frameworks with empirical studies that measure the effectiveness of different approaches to the use of figurative language in advertisements, to show how to maximise the benefits of creative metaphor and metonymy in global advertising. It highlights how subtle differences in colour, layout, and combinations of different kinds of figurative language affect the reception and appreciation of creative advertising, shedding new light on the nature of figurative communication itself. With a balance between theory, experiments and practical case studies, this book is accessible for academics in linguistics and communication studies, as well as advertising and marketing professionals.

About the author

Paula Pérez-Sobrino is a lecturer in the Department of Modern Languages at the University of La Rioja (Spain). She is a cognitive linguist who specialises in the theoretical development and empirical study of figurative language and multimodal creativity. Recent publications include Multimodal Metaphor and Metonymy in Advertising (2017).

Jeannette Littlemore is a Professor of English Language and Applied Linguistics in the Department of English Language and Linguistics at the University of Birmingham. Her research focuses on the reasons why people use metaphor and metonymy and the impact that they have on the reader. She has published three previous books with CUP, the latest of which is Metaphors in the Mind (2019).

Samantha Ford is a Doctoral Researcher in the Department of English Language and Linguistics at the University of Birmingham. With a Collaborative Doctoral Award from the Midlands4Cities, Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), Samantha researches figurative creativity in advertising and consumer attitude, behaviour, and memory with Big Cat Advertising Agency.

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