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Metaphor, metonymy, and experientialist philosophy : challenging cognitive semantics /
This book offers a critical perspective on cognitive approaches to metaphor, metonymy, and the philosophical background underpinning experientialist semantics. Particular emphasis is placed on the works of George Lakoff, Mark Johnson and congenial cognitivists. Verena Haser suggests that we abandon...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Berlin ; New York :
Mouton de Gruyter,
[2005]
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| Colección: | Topics in English linguistics ;
49. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Acknowledgements; List of figures; Chapter 1. Introductory remarks; 1.1 Subject matter and central claims; 1.2 Experientialism and the study of metaphor; 1.3 The dawning of a new age?; 1.4 Organization of the individual chapters; Chapter 2. Metaphor and metonymy in cognitive linguistics; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Criteria for distinguishing metaphor and metonymy; 2.3 General problems with cognitivist analyses; 2.4 An alternative approach; 2.5 Summary; Chapter 3. ARGUMENT IS WAR and Cognitive Linguistics; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 ARGUMENT IS WAR in Lakoff/Johnson's works; 3.3 Summary
- Chapter 4. Early cognitivists and the myth of objectivism4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Pre-echoes of Lakoff/Johnson's theory of metaphor; 4.3 Objectivism, objectivity, and myths; 4.4 Lakoff/Johnson's theory of truth; 4.5 "The myth of objectivism": A close reading; 4.6 Lakoff/Johnson (1999) on the Fregean tradition; 4.7 Experientialist philosophy by other cognitivists; 4.8 Summary; Chapter 5. Cognitive semantics: The theoretical framework; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Family resemblances and mental images; 5.3 Mental images and experientialist semantics; 5.4 Basic-level categories and "direct understanding."
- 5.5 The foundation of cognitive semantics5.6 Summary; Chapter 6. Lakoff/Johnson's theory of metaphor; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Lakoff/Johnson on metaphorical concepts; 6.3 Lakoff/Johnson on metaphorical "structuring"; 6.4 Metaphorical definitions; 6.5 Understanding metaphorical concepts; 6.6 Lakoff/Johnson on the experiential basis of metaphors; 6.7 A preliminary glance at Lakoff/Johnson (1999); 6.8 Summary; Chapter 7. Metaphorical expressions
- metaphorical concepts; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 The level of generality of source domains; 7.3 Alternative groupings of metaphorical expressions
- 7.4 Case studies: Further examples and implications7.5 Ordinary vs. metaphorical concepts; 7.6 Family resemblances and metaphorical concepts; 7.7 Summary; Chapter 8. The conceptual metaphor view: Recent developments and criticism; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Psychological criticism of Lakoff/Johnson's theory; 8.3 On primary metaphors; 8.4 Family resemblances, primary metaphors, and complex metaphors; 8.5 Summary; Chapter 9. Conclusion; Appendix: ARGUMENT IS WAR in Lakoff (1987); Notes; Bibliography; Index