Metaphor and Cognition 3700-AL-MP-qMF
1. From Aristotle to Wierzbicka; different concepts of metaphorical statements.
2. The rhetorical concept of metaphor: metaphor as a departure from the norm, metaphor as a deviation. The literal and metaphorical meaning of words. Concepts of meaning.
3. The interaction theory of metaphor.
4. Metaphor and its boundaries. The concepts of Aleksandra Okopień-Sławińska and Maria Renata Mayenowa.
5. Metaphor as a tool of thinking and cognition.
6. Metaphor in the approach of the Tartu-Moscow semiotic school.
7. Metaphor vs. the genre of a statement; metaphor in colloquial speech, poetry, fables, myths, advertising, visual texts. Innovative and lexicalized metaphors.
8. Can you see metaphors? Metaphor in visual texts.
9. Metaphor in the statements of politicians.
10. Metaphor in historical statements, or some thoughts on metahistory.
11. Meta-phorically and meta-physically. Metaphor in philosophy: Paul Ricoeur and Hanna Arendt
12. The epistemology of metaphor according to Paul de Man.
13. Metaphor in everyday life: Lakoff and Johnson.
14. Deconstructionism and metaphor; Derrida and white mythology.
15. Metaphor in visual art statements.
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Assessment criteria
Credits for specific subjects are not required, basic knowledge of 20th-century linguistics is desirable.
Flexibility of thinking, willingness to take part in discussions, systematic reading of relevant material. Basic knowledge from linguistics and social communication will be useful.
Checking how students fulfil the planned learning outcomes:
Continual evaluation (being prepared for class and active participation) 20%
Final oral test or oral exam 30%
A report on one of the course topics 50%
Bibliography
Arendt Hanna, Filozofia i metafora. “Teksty” 5 (47), 1979.
Balcerzan Edward, Metafora i interpretacja. “Teksty” 5 (47), 1979.
Black Max, Jeszcze o metaforze. “Pamiętnik Literacki” 1989, z. 2.
Black Max, Metafora. “Pamiętnik Literacki” 1971, z. 3.
De Man Paul, Epistemologia metafory. “Nowa Krytyka” 3, 1992.
Derrida Jacques, Biała mitologia. Metafora w tekście filozoficznym. “Pamiętnik Literacki” 1986, z. 2.
Dobrzyńska Teresa, Metafora. Wrocław 1984.
Dobrzyńska Teresa, Mówiąc przenośnie. Studia o metaforze. Warszawa 1994.
Frejdenberg Olga M., Metafora. “Pamiętnik Literacki” 1984. z. 2.
Hayden White, Poetyka pisarstwa historycznego. Warszawa 1999. Tu rozdział: Tekst historiograficzny jako artefakt literacki.
Lakoff George, Johnson Mark, Metafory w naszym życiu. Warszawa 1988.
Mayenowa Maria Renata, Poetyka teoretyczna. Zagadnienia języka. Wrocław 1974, s.222-251.
Okopień-Sławińska Aleksandra, Metafora bez granic. “Teksty” 6 (54), 1980.
Porębski Mieczysław, Czy metaforę można zobaczyć? “Teksty” 5 (47), 1979.
Reddy Michael J., Semantyczne ujęcie metafory. “Pamiętnik Literacki” 1983, z. 2.
Ricoeur Paul, Meta-forycznie i meta-fizycznie. “Teksty” 6 (54), 1980.
Ricoeur Paul, Proces metaforyczny jako poznanie, wyobrażenie odczuwanie. “Pamiętnik Literacki” 1984, z. 2.
Ziomek Jerzy, Retoryka opisowa. Warszawa 2000, s 159- 249.
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