Unpacking Creativity

'This book provides an effective analysis of visual and language metaphors and their interaction, informed by astute application of cognitive science to a range of examples from advertising. Students and researchers in communication, linguistics, and cognitive linguistics as well as advertising researchers and practitioners will find the book interesting and informative. It is well-written and readable, and would be an excellent text for an advanced course in advertising, communication, or cognitive linguistics.' Professor L. David Ritchie, Department of Communication, Portland State University

'This book provides an effective analysis of visual and language metaphors and their interaction, informed by astute application of cognitive science to a range of examples from advertising. Students and researchers in communication, linguistics, and cognitive linguistics as well as advertising researchers and practitioners will find the book interesting and informative. It is well-written and readable, and would be an excellent text for an advanced course in advertising, communication, or cognitive linguistics.' Professor L. David Ritchie, Department of Communication, Portland State University

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.