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Metaphor, Riddles, and the Origin of Language: The Sphinx's Legacy
Hardcover
HumorLiterary CriticismLinguistics
ISBN13: 9781666918199
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: Oct 12 2022
Pages: 158
Weight: 0.89
Height: 0.50 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
This book contributes to the debate surrounding the origin of language by demonstrating that riddles and myths can be examined as evidence of the emergence of conceptual metaphors, a prerequisite for the development of a complete language.
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