ENGL3612 - Metaphor and Meaning

Semester 2, 2011  |  Credit Points: 6

Coordinator: Nick Riemer
Phone: +61 2 9036 7039
Email: nick.riemer@sydney.edu.au

Description

Metaphorical language challenges received understandings of the nature of linguistic communication since it constitutes a systematic case in which expressions are not used in accordance with their meanings. This unit adopts a variety of perspectives to explore the problem of metaphor in an articulated theory of the semiotics of language. Topics discussed include the literal/metaphorical split, the nature of metaphorical meaning, metaphor and language-use, the origins of metaphor within European metalinguistic discourse, and 'cognitive' theories of metaphor.

Assessments

1x2000wd essay (40%) and 1x4000wd essay (60%)

Textbooks

Course reader available from the University Copy Centre

Classes

1x2-hr seminar/week

Prerequisites

Credit or above in 12 senior credit points of English

Additional Information

This unit is available as a designated 'Advanced' unit for students who are already enrolled in the BA (Advanced) degree program.

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