Deliberate use of metaphor and metonymy as mnemonic devices for identification
in a non-linguistic modality
The case of Deir el-Medina (Egypt)
The paper concerns a non-linguistic marking system from ancient Egypt in which
metaphor was used as a means of communication to specifically refer to identity.
The degree to which metaphor was deliberately used, however, differed, depending
on the history of the marks in the system (a diachronic dimension) and individual
usages by members of the system with various degrees of contextual knowledge (an
individual dimension). The use of metaphor is considered in the light of CMT and
DMT.
Article outline
- 1.Introduction
- 2.The archaeological material
- 3.The workings of the system
- Examples of connections between mark and man
- Example 1
- Example 2
- Example 3
- Example 4
- Example 5
- 3.1A family mark: Semiosis over the passage of time
- 4.The role and nature of metaphor and metonymy in the system over time
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Notes
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