Metaphors, Myths, and Archetypes: Equal Paradigmatic Functions in Human Cognition?
Description:
The overview of contributions to metaphor theory in Chapters 1 and 2, examined in reference to recent scholarship, suggests that the current theory of metaphor derives from long-standing traditions that regard metaphor as a crucial process of cognition. This overview calls to attention the necessity of a closer inspection of previous theories of metaphor. Chapter 3 takes initial steps in synthesizing views of domains of inquiry into cognitive processes of the human mind. It draws from cognitive…
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Date:
December 2002
Creator:
Kalpakidis, Charalabos