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Study on The Essence of Metaphor

Authors
Youguo Duan
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Youguo Duan
Available Online October 2013.
DOI
10.2991/iaw-sc.2013.124How to use a DOI?
Keywords
metaphor;essence;substitution;comparison;interaction;figrative;cognitive;philosophy of mind.
Abstract

Based on the definitions of metaphor, this paper illustrates the origin of metaphor and some popular theories of what metaphor really is. At the same time, due to the fact that people’s cognitive ability develops with the times, three stages of metaphor development also get detailed explanation.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2013 International Academic Workshop on Social Science
Series
Advances in Intelligent Systems Research
Publication Date
October 2013
ISBN
978-90-78677-84-0
ISSN
1951-6851
DOI
10.2991/iaw-sc.2013.124How to use a DOI?
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© 2013, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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