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Publication details [#45968]
Sell, Jonathan P.A. 2007. A Metaphorical Basis for Transcultural Narrative: A Response to David Pan. Language and Intercultural Communication 7 (1) : 2–15.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Keywords
Place, Publisher
Multilingual Matters
Annotation
This study proposes a metaphorical model as a useful way of dealing with transcultural narrative. It is demonstrated how analogy and empathy enable the transcultural narrative's initial alterity to be assimilated, whilst naturally complete understanding and assimilation stay impossible.