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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] qep'a' New Vocabulary
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Alan Anderson)
Mon Jul 29 15:36:14 2013
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From: Alan Anderson <qunchuy@alcaco.net>
Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2013 15:35:36 -0400
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On Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 3:16 PM, Robyn Stewart <robyn@flyingstart.ca> wrote:
> While having the exact gloss is important, and I will try not to misstate=
it
> in future, is there a case where figurative speech isn=92t metaphorical or
> vice versa?
Figurative speech merely means employing a "figure of speech" that has
a meaning beyond its literal interpretation. Metaphorical speech
specifically names an object as something it is not in order to imply
equivalent qualities. =ABtlhoy' HoS 'oH mangghommaj'e'.=BB All metaphors
are figurative. Not all figures of speech are metaphorical. Similes
are the first useful example that comes to mind.
> Let the English professors now provide examples of hyperbole, figurative
> speech, and exaggeration which could not be classed as metaphor.
There are more types of figurative speech than I can name, but others
have put together a list.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Figures_of_speech#Categories_of_figures_of_spe=
ech
Since {SorHa'} was given to us as "speak metaphorically", it might be
the case that the verb {Sor} doesn't quite mean "speak literally".
There are nonliteral figures of speech other than metaphor.
-- ghunchu'wI'
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