Keywords
Philosophy, linguistics
Abstract
My intention in this paper is to propose a conception of metaphorical meaning on which the meaning of a metaphor includes propositional as well as non-propositional features. I will make two general claims on behalf of the proposed account: first, it is intuitive; second, it is of theoretical value. In claiming that the proposed account is of theoretical value, I mean only that its adoption leads to an increased understanding of the nature of metaphor: of metaphorical thought and ofmetaphorical communication in particular.
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Recommended Citation
Reimer, Marga
(2007)
"Metaphorical Meanings. Do you see what I mean?,"
Baltic International Yearbook of Cognition, Logic and Communication:
Vol. 3.
https://doi.org/10.4148/biyclc.v3i0.17
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