If you liked Understanding metaphor in literature by Gerard Steen, start with A method for linguistic metaphor identification (2010), Structural-functional studies in English grammar (2007), and Genre in Language, Discourse and Cognition (2016). These recommendations are drawn from the same author, shared genres, and reader overlap on BookOrb.

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  1. 1 A method for linguistic metaphor identification 2010 · 238 pages · Gerard Steen · Same author
  2. 2 Structural-functional studies in English grammar 2007 · 393 pages · Michael Hannay, Gerard Steen, J. Lachlan Mackenzie · Same author
  3. 3 Genre in Language, Discourse and Cognition 2016 · 436 pages · Ninke Stukker, Wilbert Spooren, Gerard Steen · Same author
  4. 4 Finding metaphor in grammar and usage 2007 · 430 pages · Gerard Steen · Same author
  5. 5 The psychology and sociology of literature 2001 · 478 pages · Dick H. Schram, Gerard Steen · Same author
  6. 6 Routledge Handbook of Pragmatics 2017 · 580 pages · Anne Barron, Peter Grundy, Gu Yueguo, Gerard Steen · Same author

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