A Proverb in Mind : The Cognitive Science of Proverbial Wit and Wisdom

ISBN-13: 9780805802313 / Angielski / Twarda / 1997 / 320 str.

Richard P. Honeck;Honeck

Opis

The proverb has been the subject of a vast number of opinions, studies and analyses. To accommodate the assorted possible audiences, this volume outlines seven views of the proverb - personal, formal, religious, literary, practical, cultural and cognitive. Because the author's goal is to provide a scientific understanding of proverb comprehension and production, he draws largely on scholarship stemming from the formal, cultural and cognitive views. This text attempts to provide a larger, more interdisciplinary perspective on the proverb, and to give a theoretically more integrated approach to proverb cognition. The conceptual base theory of proverb comprehension is extended via the cognitive ideas hypothesis so that the theory now addresses issues regarding the creation, production and pragmatics of proverbs. This hypothesis also has strong implications for a taxonomy of proverbs, proverb comprehension, universal vs. culture-specific aspects of proverbs, and some structural aspects of proverbs.

Recenzje

"Honeck has reviewed what we know about proverbs and, just as importantly, as he did almost 20 years ago, he has given us a roadmap for further explorations in figurative language."
—American Journal of Psychology

"This book is very much needed. It is well argued and researched and will introduce scholars and students of the proverb to the fascinating discoveries which cognitive scientists have achieved regarding proverbs. Professor Honeck makes the complex theories of language and cognition accessible to readers from many fields and various backgrounds in a readable, understandable, and enjoyable style. The book is a joy to read, finding a perfect balance between scholarly and readable language."
—Wolfgang Mieder
University of Vermont

Spis treści

Contents: Preface. Views of the Proverb. The Tangle of Figurative Language. Cognitive Foundations. Theories of Proverb Cognition. Under, Inside and Outside the Proverb. Brain, Development and Intelligence. New Horizons. References. Appendix: Proverb Source Materials.

O autorze

Richard P. Honeck