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Associational‐Metaphorical Activity: Another View of Language and Mind
Author(s) -
LEONE SHIRLEY
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
american anthropologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.51
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1548-1433
pISSN - 0002-7294
DOI - 10.1525/aa.1973.75.5.02a00050
Subject(s) - speculation , dimension (graph theory) , metaphor , linguistics , human language , expression (computer science) , cognitive science , epistemology , communication , psychology , sociology , philosophy , computer science , mathematics , pure mathematics , economics , macroeconomics , programming language
This paper extends Sapir's idea that language embodies intertwined and isolable patterns of two distinct orders—patterns of reference (in my terms, communication) and patterns of expression (associational‐metaphorical activity). Viewing language as a continuum of usages ranging from schizophrenic usage, at one extreme, to objective, representational usage at the other, associational‐metaphorical activity is seen as variously operative throughout. There are illustrations of how this dimension is woven into normal communication. Finally, there is speculation on the source of associational‐metaphorical activity and the light it throws on human mentality as projected in language.