Speaker

Zoltán Kövecses is one of the best-known researchers in the field of the conceptual metaphor theory. He is particularly interested in the intercultural approach and the role of the context in creating metaphorical meanings. The author of many publications, among others: Kövecses Z., 2000, Metaphor and Emotion, Cambridge/New York; Kövecses Z., 2002, Metaphor: A Practical Introduction, Oxford/New York; Kövecses Z., 2005, Metaphor in Culture: Universality and Variation, Cambridge; Kövecses Z., 2010, Metaphor: a Practical Introduction, second edition, Oxford; Kövecses Z., 2015, Where Metaphors Come from. Reconsidering Context in Metaphor, Oxford; Kövecses Z., 2020, Extended Conceptual Metaphor Theory, Cambridge.