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Metaphor, Riddles, and the Origin of Language: The Sphinx’s Legacy

Marcel Danesi
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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.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Metaphor, Riddles, and the Origin of Language: The Sphinx’s Legacy. To get started finding Metaphor, Riddles, and the Origin of Language: The Sphinx’s Legacy, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Marcel Danesi
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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.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Metaphor, Riddles, and the Origin of Language: The Sphinx’s Legacy. To get started finding Metaphor, Riddles, and the Origin of Language: The Sphinx’s Legacy, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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