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Comparison of the role of metaphor in language from the point of view of Abdul Qahir Jarjani and Donald Davidson (with an emphasis on Jurjani's book Dalil al-Ijaz and the essay
Seyed saeid Ahmadpour moghadam1 , HossenAli Ghobadi * 2, Maryam Ghobadi1 , Saeed Bozorg Bigdeli1
1- Ministry of Science, Research and Technology
2- Ministry of Science, Research and Technology , hghobadi@modares.ac.ir
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Explaining the nature of metaphor and its role in language has always been a controversial topic in the fields of linguistics, philosophy of language, rhetoric, and so forth. In metaphor analysis, these fields often converge in an inseparable manner. Donald Davidson, a 20th-century philosopher, is one of the influential theorists in the Philosophy of Language and the Theory of Meaning. His views on the essence and role of metaphor in language bear significant similarities to the ideas of  al-Jurjani, a prominent 5th-century Hijri literary scholar. This research aims, through a descriptive-analytical method and a comparative approach, to examine the intersection points of Davidson’s and al-Jurjani’s theories, with one addressing metaphor from a philosophical and linguistic perspective and the other from a rhetorical standpoint. For this purpose, Davidson’s essay "What Metaphors Mean?" is used as the basis for reviewing his theories on metaphor. Al-Jurjani’s views are analyzed with a focus on "Dala'il al-I'jaz." This study yields results in three areas. The first, identifies similar aspects in the two theories, indicating that both theorists reject the idea of metaphor being merely a shortened simile. They also critique the notion of "metaphorical meaning," emphasizing that the meaning of a metaphor cannot be reproduced in any form other than the metaphorical one itself. The second area involves finding complementary aspects in the two theories, considering Davidson's philosophical stance and al-Jurjani's rhetorical position. The third area elaborates on the connection between al-Jurjani's direct views on metaphor and the ideas indirectly inferred from theory of Construction.
Keywords: Jurjani, Donald Davidson, Metaphor, Theory of construction, Metaphorical Language, Philosophy of language
     
Article Type: مقالات علمی پژوهشی | Subject: Adaptive linguistics
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