Abstract
A variant of the compatrison theory of metaphor is put forward. The main points are (a) a theory of metaphor belongs to semantics, not pragmatics, (b) a metaphorical statement is a similarity statement, usually comparing descriptions of objects, (c) a metaphor is a constellation of words connected by a certain kind of relation - the metaphorical link, (d) metaphors are not necessarily asymmetric, (e) what expressions copunt as metaphors in a certain language has to do with the semantic fields of the language in question.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Understanding the Arts |
| Editors | Jeanette Emt, Göran Hermerén |
| Publisher | Lund University Press |
| Pages | 195-214 |
| ISBN (Print) | 0-86238-2904, 91-7966-157-2 |
| Publication status | Published - 1992 |
Subject classification (UKÄ)
- Philosophy