04057nam a22005415i 4500 978-3-031-56866-4 DE-He213 20251030111755.0 cr nn 008mamaa 240330s2024 sz | s |||| 0|eng d 9783031568664 978-3-031-56866-4 10.1007/978-3-031-56866-4 doi P101-120 CFA bicssc PHI038000 bisacsh CFA thema Garello, Stefana. author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 74407 The Enigma of Metaphor [electronic resource] : Philosophy, Pragmatics, Cognitive Science / by Stefana Garello. 1st ed. 2024. Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Springer, 2024. XIII, 172 p. 8 illus., 5 illus. in color. online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda UNIPA Springer Series, 2366-7524 The Enigma of Metaphor -- Metaphor in the History of Philosophy: A Matter of Style or Thought? -- Metaphor as a “Matter of Thought”: Conceptual Metaphor Theory -- Metaphor in Pragmatics: Literal Meaning, Metaphorical Meaning and Other Dangerous Things -- Metaphor and Mental Imagery: The Visibility of Figurative Language -- From Metaphor Studies Back To Metaphor. This book deals with the complicated realm of metaphor, an enigma deeply embedded in language and cognition. There has been much discussion of metaphor in the past, but it was characterized by a certain fragmentation and lacked interdisciplinarity. In this field of study, the dominance of Cognitive Linguistics, epitomized by the Conceptual Metaphor Theory of George Lakoff and Mark Johnson, has caused the marginalization of alternative perspectives. To fill this gap, this book embarks on an interdisciplinary journey, inviting different theoretical frameworks to engage in a fruitful dialog. It navigates the labyrinth of theories and illuminates the nuanced facets of metaphor. At the center of this exploration are three central questions: whether metaphor belongs to the realm of style or thought, the intricate interplays between literal and metaphorical meanings and the integration of propositional and non-propositional elements in the construction of metaphorical meaning. Through a careful blend of historical analysis and contemporary hypotheses, the book unravels the complexities of metaphor, considering its evolution across the centuries and the myriad interpretations it evokes. By bringing together work from different fields, it ultimately shows that a definition of metaphor is theory-dependent and that metaphor is not a natural kind, but a complex and multifaceted philosophical concept whose study requires a multi-dimensional approach that transcends narrow theoretical boundaries. In this way, the book explores these considerations’ most important philosophical consequences and offers new insights into this fundamental aspect of human language. Language and languages Philosophy. 73516 Language acquisition. 74408 Psycholinguistics. 72377 Philosophy of Language. 73518 Language Acquisition and Development. 74409 Psycholinguistics and Cognitive Lingusitics. 72378 SpringerLink (Online service) Springer Nature eBook Printed edition: 9783031568657 Printed edition: 9783031568671 Printed edition: 9783031568688 UNIPA Springer Series, 2366-7524 74410 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-56866-4 ZDB-2-REP ZDB-2-SXPR 58817 58817