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Reviewing the Theories of Metaphors and Seeking Research Methodologies on Metaphors

  • Korean Semantics
  • 2006, 20(), pp.1-28
  • Publisher : The Society Of Korean Semantics
  • Research Area : Humanities > Korean Language and Literature

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ABSTRACT

Park Youngsoon. 2006. Reviewing the Theories of Metaphors and Seeking Research Methodologies on Metaphors. Korean Semantics, 20. This paper reviews of the studies done with metaphors and discusses about the methodologies of doing research on metaphors in interdisciplinary perspective. For the theories of metaphor, Substitute Theory, Comparison Theory, and Interaction Theory are reviewed very briefly in the methodological point of view. Then, Classical Theory, Structural Theory, Romanticism, Cognitive Theory, and Pragmatic Theories are discussed shortly in the philosophical point of view. For the methodologies of metaphor studies, Pure linguistic approach,, Sociolinguistic approach, Cognitive approach and Pragmatic approach are suggested. Since metaphors show creative ability of human mind in nature and they are used in various ways in various contexts, they should be analyzed interdisciplinary perspectives. For examples, the structures and meanings of metaphors could be captured in terms of pure linguistics, the mental process of production and interpretation of metaphors could be investigated by cognitive linguistics approach, and social variables of using metaphors would be found with sociolinguistic analysis etc.

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