The Metaphor as the Ostensive Trigger of the Effect

The Paradox of Different Things

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Keywords:

Metaphor, Interpretation of Metaphors, Relevance Theory, Cognitive Effect, Emotional Effects

Abstract

This text reviews the concept of ad hoc metaphor and the Sperber and Wilson´s (1995) hypothesis about metaphorical meaning as an adjustment by inferential implication between lexicalized concepts and contextual informations via broadening or narrowing the concept (CARSTON, 2002, 2010; WILSON; CARSTON, 2006, 2008) and consider the hypothesis of the extension of a category of the extended relevantist model (SPERBER; WILSON, 2008). However, although promising, these approaches are still quite restricted to the assumption of rational effects only. Based on the premise that metaphor is a communicative ostension strategy built on concepts of categories and distinct properties, the text discusses the plausibility of metaphorical interpretation enrichment. The conclusion is that the ad hoc creative metaphor, guided by the principle of relevance, in addition to cognitive effects, also generates emotional effects (SANTOS; GODOY, 2020, 2021).

Author Biographies

  • Elena Godoy, Universidade Federal do Paraná

    Professora Sênior do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Letras da Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR).

  • Sebastião Lourenço dos Santos, Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa

    Mestre e Doutor em Estudos Linguísticos. Professor de Língua Espanhola do Departamento de Estudos da Linguagem e do Mestrado Estudos da Linguagem da Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa.

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Published

2023-04-01

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 3 (2022): Language in (Dis)course

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