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Metaphorical Meanings. Do you see what I mean?

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    Metaphorical Meanings. Do you see what I mean?

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My intention in this paper is to propose a conception of metaphorical meaning on which the meaning of a metaphor includes propositional as well as non-propositional features. I will make two general claims on behalf of the proposed account: first, it is intuitive; second, it is of theoretical value. In claiming that the proposed account is of theoretical value, I mean only that its adoption leads to an increased understanding of the nature of metaphor: of metaphorical thought and ofmetaphorical communication in particular.

Keywords: Philosophy, linguistics

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Reimer, M., (2007) “Metaphorical Meanings. Do you see what I mean?”, Baltic International Yearbook of Cognition, Logic and Communication 1(2007). doi: https://doi.org/10.4148/biyclc.v3i0.17

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