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Publication details [#8353]

Nørager, Troels. 1999. 'Heart' as metaphor in religious discourse In Boeve, Lieven and Kurt Feyaerts. Metaphor and Godtalk (Religions and Discourse 2). Bern: Peter Lang International Academic Publishers. pp. 215–232. 18 pp.

Publication type

Article in book

Publication language

English

Keywords

cognitive semantics | heart metaphor | heart metonymy | relation humans/God | use of metaphor in religion

Place, Publisher

Bern: Peter Lang International Academic Publishers

Abstract

With the description of the metaphorical and metonymical function of the concept 'heart' in the Danish hymnal, Troels Nørager (University of Arhus, Denmark) investigates the relation between humans and God as it appears in texts-in-use. This contribution clearly illustrates the suitability of a cognitive semantic approach for the analysis of poetic and literary language. (Lieven Boeve and Kurt Feyaerts)