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Greek and Latin Expressions of Meaning

The Classical Origins of a Modern Metaphor

Verbs and nouns of meaning in ancient Greek and Latin are polysemous, just as in the case of the English verb “to mean". Andreas T. Zanker considers how the ancient vocabulary could be used in different ways and investigates its development over time. In the first part of the book, Zanker argues for the role of metaphorical and metonymical transference in the creation of expressions of meaning; Greek and Roman authors used the same verbs to describe what inanimate things, including words a...


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  • Éditeur : C.H.Beck
  • Collection : Zetemata | 151
  • Lieu d’édition : München
  • Année d’édition : 2016
  • Publication sur OpenEdition Books : 05 octobre 2017
  • EAN (Édition imprimée) : 9783406688454
  • EAN électronique : 9782821897106
  • DOI : 10.4000/books.chbeck.1609
  • Nombre de pages : 274 p.

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