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Publication details [#1512]
Muradian, Gayane. 2013. Metaphoric Blending in Science Fiction. Studies About Languages 22 : 98–103. 6 pp.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Place, Publisher
KALBŲ STUDIJOS, Kaunas, Lithuania
Abstract
The article proposes the analysis of metaphoric blending being the convergence of metaphorical thought and metaphorical imagination on the basis of science fiction discourse. According to the author of the study, metaphor used in various science fiction sources serves two functions: (i) it brings literary imagery to life, and (ii) allows us to cognize patterns of thought. The proposed study focuses on the typicality of interrelatedness of metaphor as a phenomenon of language and metaphor as a phenomenon of thought.