Metaphor : its cognitive force and linguistic structure / Eva Feder Kittay.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kittay, Eva Feder, author.

Series:

Clarendon library of logic and philosophy.

Clarendon library of logic and philosophy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Metaphor.

Semantics.

Field theory (Linguistics).

Cognition.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 358 pages)

Other Title:

Its cognitive force and linguistic structure

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Clarendon, 1987.

Summary:

The purpose of this book is to provide a comprehensive philosophical theory which explains the cognitive contribution of metaphor. The argument is illustrated with analysis of metaphors from literature, philosophy, science, and everyday language.

Contents:

1. Towards a perspectival theory

2. The identification of metaphor : Literal and conventional meaning ; Locating incongruity

3. An interlude concerning context: A relational theory of meaning : On the very idea of metaphorical meaning ; A relational approach to meaning

4. Interpreting metaphor : Metaphor as second-order meaning ; The metaphorical function

5. Some alternative approaches: A critique : The predicate transfer thesis ; The linguistic approach: Feature addition and deletion ; A critique of atomistic theories as bases for a theory of metaphor

6. Semantic field theory : The historical and conceptual basis of the theory ; The structure of semantic fields ; Semantic fields and word meaning

7. Semantic fields and the structure of metaphor : Displaying the structure of metaphor ; Metaphorical v. non-metaphorical transfers of meaning

Appendix: Extracts from Plato's Theaetetus.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version

ISBN:

0-19-168047-8

0-19-824246-8