The case of ob­servations and remarks on the French language: Metaphors in metalinguistic texts

Ayres-Bennett, Wendy

doi:10.1075/sihols.115.22ayr

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History of Linguistics 2008: Selected papers from the eleventh International Conference on the History of the Language Sciences (ICHoLS XI), 28 August - 2 September 2008, Potsdam
Edited by Gerda Haßler
[Studies in the History of the Language Sciences 115] 2011
► pp. 239–249

Metaphors in metalinguistic texts

The case of observations and remarks on the French language

Wendy Ayres-Bennett

My aim in this paper is to examine how and why metaphors are used in certain metalinguistic texts. In particular I wish to explore the extent to which they help the reader to understand the key ideas and arguments of the work by relating them to other fields of interest.

Published online: 22 April 2011

https://doi.org/10.1075/sihols.115.22ayr

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Metaphors in metalinguistic texts

The case of ob­servations and remarks on the French language

Cited by two other publications

The case of observations and remarks on the French language