Synopsis
Explore how everyday speech grows from natural patterns into a rich system of language and meaning.
Figurative Language, Its Origin and Constitution offers a compact look at how language is built from human use and natural sounds. This edition frames language as a human craft, showing how figures of speech arise from our sensory experiences and shared world. It connects etymology, perception, and daily speech to explain why words carry vivid, metaphorical power.
What you’ll experience
- An accessible account of how language begins with sounds from nature and everyday life
- Ideas on how the most common words carry figurative meanings
- Discussion of how etymology and correspondences shape poetry and interpretation
- A historical view of language’s role in philosophy and theology without spoilers
Ideal for readers curious about the origins of language, its imaginative use, and the ties between words, thought, and culture.
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This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.
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