The Social Use of Metaphor - Essays on the Anthropology of Rhetoric (Hardcover)


Through the use of language, as symbolic action, man attempts to control his social, natural, and supernatural environments. In this book J. David Sapir, J. Christopher Crocker, and their fellow contributors investigate the nature of metaphor and related symbolic forms as a means of coming to terms with the world.

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Through the use of language, as symbolic action, man attempts to control his social, natural, and supernatural environments. In this book J. David Sapir, J. Christopher Crocker, and their fellow contributors investigate the nature of metaphor and related symbolic forms as a means of coming to terms with the world.

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Product Details

General

Imprint

University of PennsylvaniaPress

Country of origin

United States

Series

Anniversary Collection

Release date

May 1977

Availability

Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days

First published

1977

Editors

,

Dimensions

229 x 152mm (L x W)

Format

Hardcover - Paper over boards

Pages

249

ISBN-13

978-0-8122-7725-8

Barcode

9780812277258

Categories

LSN

0-8122-7725-2



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