A metaphorical characterization of D.J. Opperman's Komas uit 'n bamboesstok in terms of relevance theory and the contemporary theory of metaphor

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dc.contributor.advisorSnyman, Henningen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorVan Rooyen, Ian Williamen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-01-13T03:51:54Z
dc.date.available2015-01-13T03:51:54Z
dc.date.issued2009en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes abstract.en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 188-198).en_ZA
dc.description.abstractSimilar to previous academic papers on the topic of relevance, this dissertation too responds to specific claims proposed by relevance theory. The relevance-theoretic account of the recovery of metaphorical interpretations is of particular interest and is considered relative to the assertions of Lakoff and Johnson (1980, 1999) and Lakoff and Turner (1989), proponents of the cognitive linguistic approach to metaphor. The study has three distinct parts. It firstly explores the treatment of metaphor within the framework of Relevance Theory. Secondly, it argues via the assertions of the Contemporary Theory of Metaphor that the relevance-theoretic treatment of metaphor is in violation of one of its fundamental claims about cognition, namely, that human cognition tends to be geared to the maximization of relevance. Thirdly the salience of the cognitive-linguistic view of metaphor is illustrated through the metaphorical characterisation of D.J. Opperman’s (1979) volume of poetry, Komas uit ‘n bamboesstok.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationVan Rooyen, I. W. (2009). <i>A metaphorical characterization of D.J. Opperman's Komas uit 'n bamboesstok in terms of relevance theory and the contemporary theory of metaphor</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Afrikaans and Netherlandic Studies. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12117en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationVan Rooyen, Ian William. <i>"A metaphorical characterization of D.J. Opperman's Komas uit 'n bamboesstok in terms of relevance theory and the contemporary theory of metaphor."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Afrikaans and Netherlandic Studies, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12117en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationVan Rooyen, I. 2009. A metaphorical characterization of D.J. Opperman's Komas uit 'n bamboesstok in terms of relevance theory and the contemporary theory of metaphor. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Van Rooyen, Ian William AB - Similar to previous academic papers on the topic of relevance, this dissertation too responds to specific claims proposed by relevance theory. The relevance-theoretic account of the recovery of metaphorical interpretations is of particular interest and is considered relative to the assertions of Lakoff and Johnson (1980, 1999) and Lakoff and Turner (1989), proponents of the cognitive linguistic approach to metaphor. The study has three distinct parts. It firstly explores the treatment of metaphor within the framework of Relevance Theory. Secondly, it argues via the assertions of the Contemporary Theory of Metaphor that the relevance-theoretic treatment of metaphor is in violation of one of its fundamental claims about cognition, namely, that human cognition tends to be geared to the maximization of relevance. Thirdly the salience of the cognitive-linguistic view of metaphor is illustrated through the metaphorical characterisation of D.J. Opperman’s (1979) volume of poetry, Komas uit ‘n bamboesstok. DA - 2009 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2009 T1 - A metaphorical characterization of D.J. Opperman's Komas uit 'n bamboesstok in terms of relevance theory and the contemporary theory of metaphor TI - A metaphorical characterization of D.J. Opperman's Komas uit 'n bamboesstok in terms of relevance theory and the contemporary theory of metaphor UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12117 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/12117
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationVan Rooyen IW. A metaphorical characterization of D.J. Opperman's Komas uit 'n bamboesstok in terms of relevance theory and the contemporary theory of metaphor. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Afrikaans and Netherlandic Studies, 2009 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12117en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentAfrikaans and Netherlandic Studiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherAfrikaans and Netherlandic Studiesen_ZA
dc.titleA metaphorical characterization of D.J. Opperman's Komas uit 'n bamboesstok in terms of relevance theory and the contemporary theory of metaphoren_ZA
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