The Metaphoric Process

Download or read book The Metaphoric Process written by Gemma Corradi Fiumara and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-08-16 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Metaphor is much more than just a linguistic phenomena, argues Gemma Corradi Fiumara, it is in fact the key process by which we construct and develop our ability to understand the world and the people we share it with. Rationality as understood by philosophers has led to a disembodied view of ourselves in which interaction between life and language has been downplayed. By looking at the metaphoric process - in an interpersonal rather than a formal way - its importance in allowing us access to new worlds of experience is revealed. The metaphoric potential in us all exposes us to the world and initiates our involvement in it.