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Publication details [#7084]

Noppen, Jean-Pierre Van. 1981. The cognitive and heuristic status of metaphor in child language, science, and religion. Tijdschrift van de Vrije Universiteit Brussel 22 (1) : 115–122.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

metaphor | metaphor, L1-acquisition of | religious language | scientific language

Annotation

N. argues that the power of metaphor is commonly underrated. It is said to have a legitimate place in the development of theory and the exploration of new areas of knowledge.