Extending the Scope of Metaphor: An Examination of Definitions Old and New and Their Significance for Education.

Ashton, Elizabeth

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ERIC Number: EJ574384

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1997

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Extending the Scope of Metaphor: An Examination of Definitions Old and New and Their Significance for Education.

Ashton, Elizabeth

Educational Studies, v23 n2 p195-208 Jul 1997

Traces the history of Western theories of metaphor and discusses misperceptions that have arisen concerning the nature and function of metaphors that restrict their educational use. Shows that their extensive use in conventional speech can be used by educators to help students enrich and extend their thought and language. (DSK)

Descriptors: English Instruction, European History, Figurative Language, Instructional Development, Language Research, Linguistics, Literary Criticism, Metaphors, Symbols (Literary), Theories

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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