Goatly studied English at
Jesus College, Oxford before working for
Voluntary Service Overseas in Rwanda and Thailand. On returning to the United Kingdom he worked as a schoolteacher before obtaining a
doctorate at
University College, London and thereafter teaching at
Chiang Mai University in Thailand, the
National University of Singapore and
Lingnan University, Hong Kong. He has written: •
The Language of Metaphors, published by
Routledge •
Washing the Brain: metaphor and hidden ideology, published by
John Benjamins •
Explorations in Stylistics, published by
Equinox •
Meaning and Humour, published by
Cambridge University Press. •
Critical Reading and Writing in the Digital Age, published by
Routledge •
Two Dimensions of Meaning: Similarity and Contiguity in Language, Culture and Ecology, published by
Routledge. •
Metaphor, Metonymy and Lexicogenesis, published by
John Benjamins • ''Why We Can't Think Straight: An essay on straightness as metaphor and symbol'', published by
Applied Linguistics press ==References==