Metaphor, Riddles, and the Origin of Language

The Sphinx's Legacy

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Marcel Danesi

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Scientific evidence for the origin of speech is abundant, but evidence for the origin of language as separate from speech as a naming system remains speculative. What evidence can be utilized that will furnish relevant insights on the origin or language? This book attempts to provide an answer by suggesting that the first riddles of humanity, along with the first myths, reveal that language may have emerged as a mode of reflection via metaphor--a mode that involves blending speech forms together to produce complex, abstract cognition.

Author Biography:

Marcel Danesi is professor emeritus of linguistic anthropology at the University of Toronto.

Release date NZ

April 12th, 2024

Author

Marcel Danesi

Pages

158

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Illustrations

17 illustrations

ISBN-13

9781666918212

Product ID

38729674

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