Title: Metaphor Seen from its Generation and Understanding
Abstract:Metaphors aims to express similarity.Since tenor is unable to fulfill this aim,carrier is resorted to magnify the similarity.The importance of the similarity is its function of orientation.The obscuri...Metaphors aims to express similarity.Since tenor is unable to fulfill this aim,carrier is resorted to magnify the similarity.The importance of the similarity is its function of orientation.The obscurity of some similarity is also to serve the purpose of metaporization-to express multi-similarity.The center of the metaphor shifts from similarity to carrier.Read More
Publication Year: 2011
Publication Date: 2011-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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