The Social Use of Metaphor

The Social Use of Metaphor
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Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Total Pages : 264
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ISBN-10 : 9781512806632
ISBN-13 : 1512806633
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Download or read book The Social Use of Metaphor written by J. David Sapir and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2016-11-11 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through the use of language, as symbolic action, man attempts to control his social, natural, and supernatural environments. In this book J. David Sapir, J. Christopher Crocker, and their fellow contributors investigate the nature of metaphor and related symbolic forms as a means of coming to terms with the world.


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