Analogical grounding of figurative language: narrative and metaphor and the rhetoric of inquiry

Storytelling requires clear qualification of context if it is to provide solid knowledge. Combining storytelling or narrative with scientific discourse is to some extent incongruous. Stories and narratives thrive on the concrete and often particular experiences of human beings whereas theorising is...

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Main Author: M. Elaine Botha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of the Free State 2011-04-01
Series:Acta Academica
Online Access:http://196.255.246.28/index.php/aa/article/view/1310