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Publication details [#3815]

da Silva, Magliana Rodrigues. 1998. A imagem das metáforas no formulãçao do conceito de língua de Saussure (The notion of metaphor in Saussure's conception of language). Cadernos Benjaminianos 27 : 848–853. 6 pp.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

Portuguese

Keywords

history of linguistics | history of science | Saussure and metaphor | use of metaphor in linguistic theories

Abstract

The use of metaphors in the construction of linguistic theories is investigated, focusing on three important types of metaphors - "chess," "the dictionary," and "the sheet of paper" - found in Ferdinand de Saussure's 'Cours de Linguistique Générale' (LLBA 1999, vol..33, n. 4)