Rola metafor ontologicznych w dziele Karola Darwina O powstawaniu gatunków

• Authors: Drogosz Anna

Title variants

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The function of ontological metaphors in The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin

• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

This paper addresses the question of the function that ontological metaphors perform in the theory of evolution presented by Charles Darwin in his book On the Origin of Species. The analysis focuses on three concepts: (evolutionary) change, species/variety and natural selection as well as two types of ontological metaphors: objectification and personification. We claim that ontological metaphors constitute an indispensable step in conceptualization of abstract concepts and their precipitation in language. We have established that objectification and personification of the investigated concepts cannot be removed through paraphrase into literal language and that these metaphors shaped subsequent studies within the field of evolutionary biology. Consequently, we believe that ontological metaphors have primarily a theory-constitutive function, and the exegetical function is only marginal.

Keywords

PL

semantyka kognitywna; metafory ontologiczne; ewolucjonizm; dyskurs naukowy

EN

cognitive semantics; ontological metaphors; evolutionism; scientific discourse

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Warmińsko-Mazurski w Olsztynie
• Journal: Prace Językoznawcze
• Year: 2015
• Issue: 17/1
• Pages: 21-32

Contributors

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Drogosz Anna

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