Metaphor, Riddles, and the Origin of Language
The Sphinx’s Legacy
Please note that the standard 14-day cancellation right terminates upon receiving access to the e-book.
Product description
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.
Accessibility information
Select variation, to see accessibility information
Details
- ISBN13 9781666918205
- Pages 158
- Released 2024
- Publisher Lexington Books
- Format Elektronisk medie
- Language English