Metonymy and Metaphor as Verbal Postulation: The Epistemic Status of Non-Literal Speech in Indian Philosophy
In this paper, I examine Kumārila Bhaṭṭa's account of figurative language in Tantravārttika 1.4.11-17, arguing that, for him, both metonymy (lakṣaṇā) and metaphor (gauṇa-vṛtti) crucially involve verbal postulation (śrutârthāpatti), a knowledge-conducive cognitive process which draws connections...
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Indiana University Press
2017-06-01
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| Series: | Journal of World Philosophies |
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| Online Access: | https://scholarworks.iu.edu/iupjournals/index.php/jwp/article/view/923/101 |