On the Degree of Motivation in Signs Used in Metaphors Involving Plant Symbolism / Ralf Norrman.

Examples cited refute a generally accepted view that the origins of metaphors are arbitrary. To illustrate this point, examples are cited of how products of nature (curcubitic plants: melons, pumpkins) are used as references to people and their characteristics (hardiness, appearance, texture, inertn...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Norrman, Ralf
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1978.
Subjects:	Diachronic Linguistics. Figurative Language. Linguistic Theory. Metaphors. Semiotics. Symbolic Language. Symbols (Literary) Plants (Botany) Reports, Evaluative.
Genre:	Reports, Evaluative.
Physical Description:	23 pages
Format:	Microfilm Book

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