Metaphoric Process

<p>Metaphor is much more than just a linguistic phenomena, argues Gemma Corradi Fiumara, it is in fact the key process by which we construct and develop our ability to understand the world and the people we share it with.<br> Rationality as understood by philosophers has led to a disembodied view of ourselves in which interaction between life and language has been downplayed. By looking at the metaphoric process - in an interpersonal rather than a formal way - its importance in allowing us access to new worlds of experience is revealed. The metaphoric potential in us all exposes us to the world and initiates our involvement in it.</p> 1 Connections between language and life 2 The life of language 3 The interdigitation of fields 4 The oppositional metaphor 5 The maturation of knowledge 6 The relationship between digital and analogic styles 7 Detachment and participation 8 The awareness of metaphoric projections 9 The metaphoric function 10 Vicissitudes of self-formation