Metaphor and the Natural Semantic Metalanguage

• Published in: Journal of pragmatics Vol. 41; no. 5; pp. 1017 - 1028
• Main Author: Wearing, Catherine
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.05.2009; Elsevier
• Subjects: Descriptive studies and applied theories; Discourse Analysis; Linguistics; Metaphor; Metaphorical content; Metaphors; Natural Semantic Metalanguage; Paraphrase; Pragmatics; Semantics and pragmatics; Metaphorical content; Metaphor; Natural Semantic Metalanguage; Natural semantic metalanguage; Semantics; Pragmatics

This paper examines the account of metaphor developed within the Natural Semantic Metalanguage (NSM) framework. It is claimed by this view that metaphorical content is paraphraseable, and that the use of metaphor can be described via a cultural script. I explore the importance of paraphrasing metaph...