Philosophical Investigations into Figurative Speech Metaphor and Irony
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19475593 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ernie Lepore (0000-0001-6498-6831), Matthew Stone (0000-0002-4272-247X), ProtoSociology Project |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Pages | 75-87 |
| Publication date | 2014-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | ProtoSociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1434-4319 |
| Publisher | Philosophy Documentation Center (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.5840/protosociology2014318 |
| OpenAlex | W2738817573 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
This paper surveys rich and important phenomena in language use that theorists study from a wide range of perspectives. And according to us, there is no unique and general mechanism behind our practices of metaphor and irony. Metaphor works in a particular way, by prompting the specific kind of analogical thinking And, irony works in its own particular way, by prompting new appreciation of the apparent contribution, speaker or perspective of an utterance exhibited for effect. Or so we will argue
Cognitive science · Epistemology · Figure of speech · Irony · Linguistics · Literal and figurative language · Metaphor · Utterance · Computer Science · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition · Philosophy · Psychology · Artificial Intelligence
| Citations per year | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |