Język figuratywny w przestrzeni edukacyjnej

• Authors: Justyna Sala-Suszyńska

Abstracts

EN

Figurative language has been the subject of interdisciplinary research for ages. It is considered by philosophers, linguists, as well as psychologists and pedagogues. The forms of figurative languages include for example., metaphors, proverbs, phrasemes and oxymorons. The metaphoric language is deeply in human’ experience and it is used unconsciously in everyday situations. Lakoff and Johnson (1988) stress that metaphors are a showcase for man: “Show me your metaphors, and I tell you who you are”. This quote very well highlights the omnipresence of the metaphorical language in human life. The article discusses the notion of figurative language and its forms. Moreover, the subject of the description is three the most popular forms of metaphorical language: metaphor, proverb and phraseological. In addition, the problem of figurative language in school education is emphasized at every level of education.

Keywords

EN

figurative language; metaphor; proverb; idiom; education

• Publisher: Instytut Studiów Międzynarodowych i Edukacji Humanum
• Journal: Społeczeństwo i Edukacja. Międzynarodowe Studia Humanistyczne
• Year: 2017
• Issue: 2(25)
• Pages: 147-154

Dates

published

2017

Contributors

author

Justyna Sala-Suszyńska

• Uniwersytet Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej w Lublinie, Poland

Identifiers

Biblioteka Nauki

2157868