Metaphor, Riddles, and the Origin of Language
The Sphinx’s Legacy
Abstract
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.
Schlagworte
riddle of the sphinx mythology conceptual metaphor theory phenomenological riddle- Kapitel Ausklappen | EinklappenSeiten
- i–x Preface i–x
- 1–4 Introduction 1–4
- 35–60 Riddle Functions 35–60
- 61–82 Poetic Logic 61–82
- 109–128 Language Origins 109–128
- 129–142 References 129–142
- 143–146 Index 143–146
- 147–148 About the Author 147–148