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ERIC Number: EJ414759
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0010-0994
How Not to Do Things with Metaphors We Live By.
Altman, Meryl
College English, v52 n5 p495-506 Sep 1990
Identifies dangers in applying metaphors from one context to another. Asserts the necessity for feminist critical theorists to examine metaphor's status in their own discourse. Proposes a "therapeutic" investigation of metaphor as part of the power structure. Suggests locating a feminist investigation of metaphors in a vigilant awareness of the powers and limits of metaphor. (SG)
Descriptors: Critical Theory, Discourse Analysis, Feminism, Lesbianism, Metaphors, Rhetorical Criticism
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Feminist Criticism