Scambi di sensi e comprensione metaforica

In this paper I deal with the process involved in understanding metaphors. My aim is to show how synaesthetic sentences moderate the conflict between the minimalist point of view and the radical contextualist standpoint. Synaesthetic sentences are constituted by a term that belongs to a perceptual d...

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Main Author: Filippo Domaneschi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Rosenberg & Sellier 2013-06-01
Series:Rivista di Estetica
Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/estetica/1581
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description In this paper I deal with the process involved in understanding metaphors. My aim is to show how synaesthetic sentences moderate the conflict between the minimalist point of view and the radical contextualist standpoint. Synaesthetic sentences are constituted by a term that belongs to a perceptual domain which is defined by a term that corresponds to another perceptual domain (for example “caressing voice”, “dark sound”, or “sweet smell”). In particular, I will defend two claims: first, against radical contextualism, it is possible to maintain the distinction between “what is literal” and “what is metaphorical”. Second, against the minimalist view, the literal meaning of a metaphorical utterance is not necessarily computed as a first step by default.
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spelling doaj.art-92d91942ec944be8b87e9955844868402022-12-22T01:48:37ZengRosenberg & SellierRivista di Estetica0035-62122421-58642013-06-015326328110.4000/estetica.1581Scambi di sensi e comprensione metaforicaFilippo DomaneschiIn this paper I deal with the process involved in understanding metaphors. My aim is to show how synaesthetic sentences moderate the conflict between the minimalist point of view and the radical contextualist standpoint. Synaesthetic sentences are constituted by a term that belongs to a perceptual domain which is defined by a term that corresponds to another perceptual domain (for example “caressing voice”, “dark sound”, or “sweet smell”). In particular, I will defend two claims: first, against radical contextualism, it is possible to maintain the distinction between “what is literal” and “what is metaphorical”. Second, against the minimalist view, the literal meaning of a metaphorical utterance is not necessarily computed as a first step by default.http://journals.openedition.org/estetica/1581
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