Publications

Publication details [#7959]

Rhodes, Richard A. and John M. Lawler. 1981. Athematic metaphors. Papers from the Regional Meeting of the Chicago Linguistic Society 17 : 318–342.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

communicative success | context | metaphor | prototype

Language as a subject

Ojibwe

Person as a subject

Johnson, M. | Lakoff, G.

Annotation

A discussion of the reasons behind the 'successfulness' of athematic metaphors (as opposed to G. Lakoff and M. Johnson's (1980: 'Metaphors we live by') thematic metaphors), with reference to data from Ojibwa. The notions of inherent pragmatics and prototype context are introduced.