Drawing Attention to Metaphor: Case studies across time periods, cultures and modalities
Edited by Camilla Di Biase-Dyson and Markus Egg
[Figurative Thought and Language, 5] 2020. v, 265 pp.
Camilla Di Biase-Dyson
List of John Benjamins publications for which Camilla Di Biase-Dyson plays a role.
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Subjects Cognition and language | Discourse studies | Historical linguistics | Pragmatics
2023 The semantics of a parallel reality: What does religion do to metaphor in an Ancient Egyptian context? Current challenges in metaphor research, Julich-Warpakowski, Nina and Paula Pérez-Sobrino (eds.), pp. 81–103 | Article
This paper considers the use of figurative language when intangible or supernatural phenomena are described in language. The case studies are derived from texts written in Ancient Egyptian, an extinct Afroasiatic language (ca. 3200 bce–1300 ce). It is argued that a MIPVU-based analysis,… read more
2021 Review of Nacey, Dorst, Krennmayr & Reijnierse (2019): Metaphor Identification in Multiple Languages: MIPVU around the world Metaphor in Education: A multilingual perspective, Ahlgren, Katrin, Anne Golden and Ulrika Magnusson (eds.), pp. 373–381 | Review
2020 A typological framework of attention-drawing strategies for Ancient Egyptian metaphorical language Drawing Attention to Metaphor: Case studies across time periods, cultures and modalities, Di Biase-Dyson, Camilla and Markus Egg (eds.), pp. 39–62 | Chapter
This contribution proposes a typology of attention-drawing strategies for Ancient Egyptian that is based on qualitative and quantitative analyses of texts from three genres: wisdom literature, letters and narrative. The focus is on the criteria for attention-drawing that may operate in a language… read more
2020 Drawing attention to metaphor: An introduction to the debate Drawing Attention to Metaphor: Case studies across time periods, cultures and modalities, Di Biase-Dyson, Camilla and Markus Egg (eds.), pp. 1–14 | Chapter