The Method Of Metaphor

Author : Stanley Raffel
Publisher : Intellect Books
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2013-08-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781783201549

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Both sides in controversies tend to argue they have logic on their side. This book proposes that the interminable nature of these controversies suggests there is a problem with the main tool of logic, the syllogism. An alternative mode of judgment is needed. Drawing on contemporary and classic sources in social theory and philosophy, Stanley raffle argues that metaphors are not just aesthetic tools; they can be used to judge phenomena. Featuring case studies drawn from both literary material and current controversial debates, The Method of Metaphor ultimately demonstrates the value of this neglected potential of metaphoric reasoning and shows its far-reaching implications in both moral behaviour and moral education.

Author : Stanley Raffel
Publisher : Intellect (UK)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Logic
ISBN : 1783200146

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Proposes that the interminable nature of many controversies suggests there is a problem with the syllogism, a main tool of logic. Using examples from both literary material and current debates, argues that metaphors are not just aesthetic tools but can be used to judge phenomena.

Author : Stanley Raffel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 178320155X

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Author : Gerard J. Steen,Aletta G. Dorst,J. Berenike Herrmann,Anna Kaal,Tina Krennmayr,Trijntje Pasma
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2010-06-23
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027288158

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A Method for Linguistic Metaphor Identification by Gerard J. Steen,Aletta G. Dorst,J. Berenike Herrmann,Anna Kaal,Tina Krennmayr,Trijntje Pasma Pdf

This book presents a complete method for the identification of metaphor in language at the level of word use. It is based on extensive methodological and empirical corpus-linguistic research in two languages, English and Dutch. The method is formulated as an explicit manual of instructions covering one chapter, the method being a development and refinement of the popular MIP procedure presented by the Pragglejaz Group in 2007. The extended version is called MIPVU, as it was developed at VU University Amsterdam. Its application is demonstrated in five case studies addressing metaphor in English news texts, conversations, fiction, and academic texts, and Dutch news texts and conversations. Two methodological chapters follow reporting a series of successful reliability tests and a series of post hoc troubleshooting exercises. The final chapter presents a first empirical analysis of the findings, and shows what this type of methodological attention can mean for research and theory.

Author : Gerard J. Steen
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2018-12-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027263476

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Visual Metaphor by Gerard J. Steen Pdf

Metaphor has recently been reconceptualised as a fundamental part of the human conceptual system. It can hence be expressed in language but also in other modalities and media of communication, including gesture and body language, sound and music, and film and visuals. In spite of this theoretical landslide, however, the wide range of nonverbal metaphor and its processing has neither been empirically investigated on the same scale nor with the same rigour as metaphor in language. The overarching goal of this book is to report on the findings of a research program aimed at exploiting the vast cognitive linguistic and psycholinguistic expertise on metaphor in language for a new, behaviourally founded approach to the structure and processes of metaphor in one of these nonverbal manifestations, namely static visuals. The book presents concepts and methods for the identification and analysis of metaphor in document structure as well as new approaches to the study of visual metaphor processing. Its results are intended to further the development of an encompassing and robust cognitive-scientific theory of metaphor by including visual metaphor while also enriching our understanding of the communicative possibilities and effects of visual metaphor in multimodal discourse.

Author : Jill A. Stoddard,Niloofar Afari
Publisher : New Harbinger Publications
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2014-04-01
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781608825318

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The Big Book of ACT Metaphors by Jill A. Stoddard,Niloofar Afari Pdf

Metaphors and exercises play an incredibly important part in the successful delivery of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). These powerful tools go far in helping clients connect with their values and give them the motivation needed to make a real, conscious commitment to change. Unfortunately, many of the metaphors that clinicians use have become stale and ineffective. That’s why you need fresh, new resources for your professional library. In this breakthrough book, two ACT researchers provide an essential A-Z resource guide that includes tons of new metaphors and experiential exercises to help promote client acceptance, defusion from troubling thoughts, and values-based action. The book also includes scripts tailored to different client populations, and special metaphors and exercises that address unique problems that may sometimes arise in your therapy sessions. Several ACT texts and workbooks have been published for the treatment of a variety of psychological problems. However, no one resource exists where you can find an exhaustive list of metaphors and experiential exercises geared toward the six core elements of ACT. Whether you are treating a client with anxiety, depression, trauma, or an eating disorder, this book will provide you with the skills needed to improve lives, one exercise at a time. With a special foreword by ACT cofounder Steven C. Hayes, PhD, this book is a must-have for any ACT Practitioner.

Author : Jerome Feldman
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 379 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2008-01-25
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780262562355

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From Molecule to Metaphor by Jerome Feldman Pdf

In From Molecule to Metaphor, Jerome Feldman proposes a theory of language and thought that treats language not as an abstract symbol system but as a human biological ability that can be studied as a function of the brain, as vision and motor control are studied. This theory, he writes, is a "bridging theory" that works from extensive knowledge at two ends of a causal chain to explicate the links between. Although the cognitive sciences are revealing much about how our brains produce language and thought, we do not yet know exactly how words are understood or have any methodology for finding out. Feldman develops his theory in computer simulations—formal models that suggest ways that language and thought may be realized in the brain. Combining key findings and theories from biology, computer science, linguistics, and psychology, Feldman synthesizes a theory by exhibiting programs that demonstrate the required behavior while remaining consistent with the findings from all disciplines. After presenting the essential results on language, learning, neural computation, the biology of neurons and neural circuits, and the mind/brain, Feldman introduces specific demonstrations and formal models of such topics as how children learn their first words, words for abstract and metaphorical concepts, understanding stories, and grammar (including "hot-button" issues surrounding the innateness of human grammar). With this accessible, comprehensive book Feldman offers readers who want to understand how our brains create thought and language a theory of language that is intuitively plausible and also consistent with existing scientific data at all levels.

Author : R. Holme
Publisher : Springer
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2003-12-16
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780230503007

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Mind, Metaphor and Language Teaching by R. Holme Pdf

Understanding metaphor raises key questions about the relationship between language and meaning, and between language and mind. This book explores how this understanding can impact upon the theory and practice of language teaching. After summarising the cognitive basis of metaphor and other figures of speech, it looks at how this knowledge can inform classroom practice. Finally, it sets out how we can use these insights to re-appraise language learning theory in a way that treats it as consonant with the cognitive nature of language.

Author : James Geary
Publisher : Harper Perennial
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2012-01-24
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0061710296

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I Is an Other by James Geary Pdf

From President Obama’s political rhetoric to the bursting of the housing bubble, from conversations to commercials, James Geary shows that every aspect of our day-to-day experience is molded by metaphor. Geary takes readers from Aristotle’s investigation of metaphor right up to the latest neuroscientific insights into how metaphor works in the brain. Witty, persuasive, and original, I Is an Other explores metaphor’s effects on financial decision making, effective advertising, leadership, learning, and more. Romeo’s exclamation “It is the East, and Juliet is the sun!” may be one of the most well-known metaphors in literature, but metaphor is more than a device of love-struck poets. As Geary demonstrates, metaphor has leaped off the page and landed with a mighty splash right in the middle of the stream of consciousness.

Author : Gerard J. Steen
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 430 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2007-11-14
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027291851

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Finding Metaphor in Grammar and Usage by Gerard J. Steen Pdf

Cognitive linguists have proposed that metaphor is not just a matter of language but of thought, and that metaphorical thought displays a high degree of conventionalization. In order to produce converging evidence for this theory of metaphor, a wide range of data is currently being studied with a large array of methods and techniques. Finding Metaphor in Grammar and Usage aims to map the field of this development in theory and research from a methodological perspective. It raises the question when exactly evidence for metaphor in language and thought can be said to count as converging. It also goes into the various stages of producing such evidence (conceptualization, operationalization, data collection and analysis, and interpretation). The book offers systematic discussion of eight distinct areas of metaphor research that emerge as a result of approaching metaphor as part of grammar or usage, language or thought, and symbolic structure or cognitive process.

Author : Fiona MacArthur,Jose Luis Oncins-Martinez,Manuel Sánchez-García,Ana María Piquer-Píriz
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027223920

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Metaphor in Use by Fiona MacArthur,Jose Luis Oncins-Martinez,Manuel Sánchez-García,Ana María Piquer-Píriz Pdf

Metaphor is a fascinating phenomenon, but it is also complex and multi-faceted, varying in how it is manifested in different modes of expression, languages, cultures, or time-scales. How then can we reliably identify metaphors in different contexts? How does the language or culture of speakers and hearers affect the way metaphors are produced or interpreted? Are the methods employed to explore metaphors in one context applicable in others? The sixteen chapters that make up this volume offer not only detailed studies of the situated use of metaphor in language, gesture, and visuals around the world – providing important insights into the different factors that produce variation – but also careful explication and discussion of the methodological issues that arise when researchers approach metaphor in diverse 'real world' contexts. The book constitutes an important contribution to applied metaphor studies, and will prove an invaluable resource for the novice and experienced metaphor researcher alike.

Author : Graham Low,Lynne Cameron
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1999-02-11
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 0521649641

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Researching and Applying Metaphor by Graham Low,Lynne Cameron Pdf

This book demonstrates how metaphor needs to be researched using multiple methods of investigation.

Author : Graham Low,Zazie Todd,Alice Deignan,Lynne Cameron
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2010-10-13
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027287779

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Researching and Applying Metaphor in the Real World by Graham Low,Zazie Todd,Alice Deignan,Lynne Cameron Pdf

It has become increasingly clear that metaphor needs to be explored in terms of the social and discourse context in which it is used, especially where the aim is to address real-world problems. The notion of 'real world' metaphor research has been developed to describe this important area of investigation. This book starts by describing the nature and scope of real world metaphor research and then illustrates, through 17 detailed, mainly empirically-based studies, the different areas it can apply to, and different methodologies that can be employed. Research problems are explored in areas such as artificial intelligence, language teaching and learning, reconciliation dialogue, university lecture discourse, poetry and wine description. Methods include corpus analysis, experimentation, discourse analysis, cross-cultural analysis and genre analysis. In each case the empirical studies refer back to Gibbs's opening overview of real-world research. The result is an invaluable and cross-referenced collection of papers addressing real-world problems.

Author : Susan Nacey,Aletta G. Dorst,Tina Krennmayr,W. Gudrun Reijnierse
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2019-11-28
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027261755

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Metaphor Identification in Multiple Languages by Susan Nacey,Aletta G. Dorst,Tina Krennmayr,W. Gudrun Reijnierse Pdf

This volume explores linguistic metaphor identification in a wide variety of languages and language families. The book is an essential read for anyone interested in researching language and metaphor, from students to experienced scholars. Its primary goals are to discuss the challenges involved in applying the Metaphor Identification Procedure Vrije Universiteit (MIPVU) to a range of languages across the globe, and to offer theoretically grounded advice and guidelines enabling researchers to identify metaphors in multiple languages in a valid and replicable way. The volume is intended as a practical guidebook that identifies and discusses procedural challenges of metaphor identification across languages, thus better enabling researchers to reliably identify metaphor in a multitude of languages. Although able to be read independently, this volume – written by metaphor researchers from around the world – is the ideal companion volume for the 2010 Benjamins book A Method for Linguistic Metaphor Identification: From MIP to MIPVU.

Author : Wan Wan,Graham Low
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2015-07-02
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9789027268433

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Elicited Metaphor Analysis in Educational Discourse by Wan Wan,Graham Low Pdf

The ability to recognise, discuss and evaluate one’s educational beliefs and working practices in metaphoric terms has for several years been seen as a highly valuable tool for increasing self-awareness, facilitating learning (or teaching), and/or predicting behaviour. This is the first edited book solely devoted to the topic of researching elicited metaphor in education, and brings together key researchers from China, Poland, Puerto Rico, South America, UK and USA. The 12 chapters involve overviews and state-of-the-art articles, articles focussing on methodology and validation, as well as reflections on the effectiveness of techniques and research reports of recent empirical studies. The bulk of the articles relate to literacy (L1 and L2) and teacher education, but science education is also addressed. The book offers useful models for academics, professionals and PhD students in these areas, and provides solutions for improving the validity of elicited metaphor techniques in educational research.