The Poetics of Mind: Figurative Thought, Language, and Understanding

Gibbs Jr, Raymond W.

ISBN 10: 0521429927 / ISBN 13: 9780521429924

Published by Cambridge University Press (edition First Edition), 1994

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Poetics of Mind: Figurative Thought, Language, and Understanding
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press (edition First Edition)
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521429927
• ISBN 13: 9780521429924
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

The traditional view of the mind holds that poetic language is a special human ability requiring different cognitive and linguistic skills than employed in ordinary language. The author overturns the traditional perspective by showing how figurative aspects of language reveal the poetic structure of mind. Ideas and research from psychology, linguistics, philosophy, anthropology, and literary theory are used to establish important links between the poetic structure of thought and everyday use of language. The Poetics of Mind evaluates current philosophical, linguistic, and literary theories of figurative language and relates the empirical work on figurative language understanding to the broader issues concerning the nature of everyday thought and reasoning.

Book Description

Ideas and research from psychology, linguistics, philosophy, anthropology and literary theory establish important links between the poetic structure of thought and everyday language usage in this attempt to overturn the traditional view that poetic language requires unique linguistic skills.