The Contemporary Theory of Metaphor Revisited
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20414022 |
|---|---|
| Authors | ANDERS ENGSTRØM (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 53-61 |
| Publication date | 1999-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Metaphor and Symbol (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1092-6488 • E-ISSN: 1532-7868 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1207/s15327868ms1401_6 |
| OpenAlex | W2046692553 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 5 |
It is argued that Lakoff and Johnson's (1980) contemporary theory of metaphor conflates the structure of the target-concept before the metaphoric process has taken place with the structure of the target-concept after the process. A revision of the theory is suggested. A consequence of this revision is that conventional conceptual metaphors are propositional in nature-namely, as propositions expressing identity. The revision hereby reinforces the connection between conceptual metaphor and linguistic metaphor
Aesthetics · Conceptual metaphor · Epistemology · Linguistics · Metaphor · Sociology · Computer Science · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition · linguistics and terminology studies · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.08 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2000 - 2023 (24) |
| Highly cited | No |