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2016 | 86 | 3 | 147-170

Article title

Stosowanie metafor jako wyraz kompetencji komunikacyjnej u wybranych pisarzy wczesnochrześcijańskich

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EN
The Use of Metaphors as an Expression of Communicative Competence among the Chosen Early Christian Writers

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Abstracts

EN
The ancient early Christian authors had a high level of communicativecompetence. This competence was expressed in their great artistry in oratory,writing and in their understanding the meaning of the communicationcontexts. To show and describe the communicative competence of theChurch Fathers, the author of the present article focuses on the metaphorsused by them. At the beginning, a metaphor as a rhetorical device is explained,in terms of what kind of function it has and how it works. In thesecond phase, the specific examples of metaphors that referred to povertyand wealth were chosen and their interpretations expounded. In the finalsection, the topic in question is summarized and then the conclusions cometo are related to contemporary religious communication and the transmissionof the faith in the digital world.

Year

Volume

86

Issue

3

Pages

147-170

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Dates

published
2016

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Publication order reference

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Biblioteka Nauki
2035922

YADDA identifier

bwmeta1.element.ojs-doi-10_21697_ct_2016_86_3_05
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