Metaphor, Riddles, and the Origin of Language
Title | Metaphor, Riddles, and the Origin of Language PDF eBook |
Author | Marcel Danesi |
Publisher | Rowman & Littlefield |
Pages | 159 |
Release | 2024-04-08 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 1666918202 |
Scientific evidence for the origin of speech is abundant, but evidence for the origin of language as separate from speech as a naming system remains speculative. What evidence can be utilized that will furnish relevant insights on the origin or language? This book attempts to provide an answer by suggesting that the first riddles of humanity, along with the first myths, reveal that language may have emerged as a mode of reflection via metaphor—a mode that involves blending speech forms together to produce complex, abstract cognition.
Metaphor, Riddles, and the Origin of Language
Title | Metaphor, Riddles, and the Origin of Language PDF eBook |
Author | Marcel Danesi |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2024-04-08 |
Genre | Humor |
ISBN | 9781666918212 |
This book contributes to the debate surrounding the origin of language by demonstrating that riddles and myths can be examined as evidence of the emergence of conceptual metaphors, a prerequisite for the development of a complete language.
The Language of Riddles
Title | The Language of Riddles PDF eBook |
Author | W. J. Pepicello |
Publisher | |
Pages | 184 |
Release | 1984 |
Genre | Humor |
ISBN |
Poetic Logic and the Origins of the Mathematical Imagination
Title | Poetic Logic and the Origins of the Mathematical Imagination PDF eBook |
Author | Marcel Danesi |
Publisher | Springer Nature |
Pages | 180 |
Release | 2023-09-02 |
Genre | Mathematics |
ISBN | 3031315820 |
This book treats eighteenth-century Italian philosopher Giambattista Vico’s theory of poetic logic for the first time as the originating force in mathematics, transforming instinctive counting and spatial perception into poetic (metaphorical) symbolism that dovetails with the origin of language. It looks at current work on mathematical cognition (from Lakoff and Núñez to Butterworth, Dehaene, and beyond), matching it against the poetic logic paradigm. In a sense, it continues from where Kasner and Newman left off, connecting contemporary research on the mathematical mind to the idea that the products of early mathematics were virtually identical to the first forms of poetic language. As such, this book informs the current research on mathematical cognition from a different angle, by looking back at a still relatively unknown philosopher within mathematics. The aim of this volume is to look broadly at what constitutes the mathematical mind through the Vichian lens of poetic logic. Vico was among the first to suggest that the essential nature of mind could be unraveled indirectly by reconstructing the sources of its “modifications” (his term for “creations”); that is, by examining the creation and function of symbols, words, and all the other uniquely human artifacts—including mathematics—the mind has allowed humans to establish “the world of civil society,” Vico’s term for culture and civilization. The book is of interest to cognitive scientists working on math cognition. It presents the theory of poetic logic as Vico articulated it in his book The New Science, examining its main premises and then applying it to an interpretation of the ongoing work in math cognition. It will also be of interest to the general public, since it presents a history of early mathematics through the lens of an idea that has borne fruit in understanding the origin of language and symbols more broadly.
Metaphors and Symbols
Title | Metaphors and Symbols PDF eBook |
Author | Roland Bartel |
Publisher | |
Pages | 108 |
Release | 1983 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN |
Intended to introduce students to the most dynamic aspects of language and to help them see the metaphors of poetry from a perspective beyond poetry, this book offers background information for class discussion on the pervasiveness of metaphors, giving examples of how metaphors underlie folk expressions, proverbs, riddles, cliches, and slang, and how they can shape perception of public issues. The six chapters discuss the following topics: (1) popular metaphor; (2) humor in metaphor; (3) literal comparisons and the enticement of metaphor; (4) the metaphors of poetry; (5) identifying symbols and distinguishing them from metaphor; and (6) the ultimate significance of metaphor, symbol, and language. (HTH)
Handbook on Cyber Hate
Title | Handbook on Cyber Hate PDF eBook |
Author | Anne Wagner |
Publisher | Springer Nature |
Pages | 569 |
Release | |
Genre | |
ISBN | 3031512480 |
Riddles
Title | Riddles PDF eBook |
Author | Annikki Kaivola-Bregenhøj |
Publisher | Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura |
Pages | 186 |
Release | 2001-01-01 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 9517465769 |
Riddles are a journey into a fascinating world rich in delightful metaphors and ambiguity. This book is based on material drawn from all over the world and analyses both traditional true riddles and contemporary joking questions. It introduces the reader to different riddling situations and the many functions of riddles, wich vary from education to teasing, and from defusing a heated situation to entertainment. In addition to providing a survey of international riddle scholarship, the book has a comprehensive bibliography with suggestions for further reading.