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What is the main focus in Post-Kantian European philosophy and cognitive linguistics?
What is the main focus in Post-Kantian European philosophy and cognitive linguistics?
- The study of the dual function of metaphor in creating provisional meanings (correct)
- The critique of traditional conceptions of metaphor grounded in truthlikeness
- The analysis of the link between tenor and vehicle in metaphors
- The examination of how meaning shifts in language
According to Nietzsche, what is the essence of truth in metaphors?
According to Nietzsche, what is the essence of truth in metaphors?
- A provisional creation of meanings for concepts
- A fixed set of human relations subject to poetic intensification
- A sum of human relations subjected to rhetorical decoration
- A collection of metaphors, metonymies, and anthropomorphisms that are relativized (correct)
In the study of rhetoric, what are the two parts of a metaphor called?
In the study of rhetoric, what are the two parts of a metaphor called?
- Target domain and source domain
- Likeness and similarity
- Truth and truthlikeness
- Tenor and vehicle (correct)
What does Nietzsche's comparison of metaphor to the Roman God Janus symbolize?
What does Nietzsche's comparison of metaphor to the Roman God Janus symbolize?
What is the pragmatic function of metaphor in the context of the book discussed?
What is the pragmatic function of metaphor in the context of the book discussed?
According to Lakoff and Johnson, how is our ordinary conceptual framework best described?
According to Lakoff and Johnson, how is our ordinary conceptual framework best described?
Contrary to the 'standard view' of metaphor, what does Lakoff and Johnson propose about the relationship between metaphor and concepts?
Contrary to the 'standard view' of metaphor, what does Lakoff and Johnson propose about the relationship between metaphor and concepts?
How does Aristotle define metaphor in contrast to the 'standard view'?
How does Aristotle define metaphor in contrast to the 'standard view'?
What is one significant implication of the relevance of metaphor to fields like philosophy, medicine, and grammar?
What is one significant implication of the relevance of metaphor to fields like philosophy, medicine, and grammar?
What two aspects make up the Aristotelian paradigm of Metaphor according to the text?
What two aspects make up the Aristotelian paradigm of Metaphor according to the text?
