Theories of Metaphor Revised
Against a Cognitive Theory of Metaphor: An Apology for Classical Metaphor
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Kessler, Stephan
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EnglishAbstract
Research that deals with metaphors and linguistic imagery has increased in the last thirty years. However, studies that question existing theories of metaphor from a comparative perspective are less common. The reason for the present theoretical sketch was the metaphorical model of conceptualism, alias the cognitive theory of metaphor: at least with this theory, `metaphor' itself has become a metaphor, and the classical, rhetorical metaphor has been sidelined. Kessler's book not only criticises existing theories of metaphor, but also develops from them a discursive synthesis that seeks to rehabilitate the classical metaphor as an everyday pragmalinguistic phenomenon. For this purpose, the nature of thought, the mental lexicon, predication and word semantics are also covered.
Keywords
Metapher; Conceptualism; Metaphor Theory; Literary Images; PragmalinguisticsDOI
10.30819/4701Webshop link
https://www.logos-verlag.de/cg ...ISBN
9783832547011Publisher
Logos Verlag BerlinPublication date and place
Berlin/Germany, 2018Imprint
Logos Verlag BerlinClassification
Philosophy of language