The Prominence of ANIMAL for HUMAN Metaphor
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Table of Contents
- Introduction
- The role metaphors plays in language
- Classification of metaphors
- Blending
- Productivity of metaphor among other members of a chain
- Example of the prominence of animal metaphor
- Conclusion
- References
Abstract
The role metaphor plays in language is viewed differently by scholars in different fields. The extremes are the classical view based on Aristotle's writings about metaphor and the Romantic view. Those that follow the classical view see metaphor as a purely literary device used to decorate language and those that follow the Romantic view believe absolutely all language is metaphorical (Saeed 1997). While Cognitivists lean toward the Romantic view, they don't go as far as to say that all language is metaphorical; however, they do claim that metaphor is found in everyday life, not only in language but in thought and actions as well (Lakoff and Johnson 1980). Needless to say, the various theories of metaphor and its function are abundant and a complete review of metaphor is beyond the scope of this paper. I will therefore give some general background information about metaphor and then focus on animal for human metaphor.
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