Metaphor Festival Amsterdam ’19

We are pleased to announce a new RaAM-endorsed event!

Metaphor Festival Amsterdam 2019

The Metaphor Festival is an annual conference on the use of figurative language and other modes of figurative expression, to be held at the University of Amsterdam from 28-31 August 2019.

The Metaphor Festival is an annual conference on the use of figurative language and other modes of figurative expression. It offers an opportunity to present and learn about research findings concerning the structures, functions, and effects of figurative language in different types of human communication. Contributions to the Festival can address tropes such as metaphor, metonymy, hyperbole and irony.

Abstracts can be now submitted by ScienceConf. Deadline for submission is 15 March 2019.

Information about registration, conference fees and accommodation will be announced later — please check the Metaphor Lab website for updates and further information. There is also a Metaphor Festival Amsterdam Facebook page.