metaphor in the west and iran: a comparative perspective

In this article, the ideas of some prominent iranian and western scholars about metaphor are analyzed comparatively. in addition to “the introduction”, the article includes two main parts: in “metaphor in the west”, the ideas of some well-known figures of the west such as aristotle, richards, lakoff, and johnson about metaphor are analyzed; and, in “metaphor in iran”, the ideas of some prominent iranian scientists concerning metaphor are reviewed and analyzed, namely, raduyani, jurjâni, and sakkākī khwārizmī. this research shows that in the west, the viewpoints of aristotle concerning metaphor have made the foundation of most of the discussions about metaphor even till the twentieth century. however, the ideas of lakoff and johnson in the 1980s changed the old consolidated aristotelian-based perspectives toward metaphor. the research also indicates that there is a close similarity between the ideas of iranian classical scholars’ viewpoints about metaphor and those of aristotle, and the viewpoints of some of them are also close to what latter has been said about metaphor in the framework of cognitive linguistics.

metaphor in the west and iran: a comparative perspective

in this article, the ideas of some prominent iranian and western scholars about metaphor are analyzed comparatively. in addition to “the introduction”, the article includes two main parts: in “metaphor in the west”, the ideas of some well-known figures of the west such as aristotle, richards, lakoff, and johnson about metaphor are analyzed; and, in “metaphor in iran”, the ideas of some prominent iranian scientists concerning metaphor are reviewed and analyzed, namely, raduyani, jurjâni, and sakkākī khwārizmī. this research shows that in the west, the viewpoints of aristotle concerning metaphor have made the foundation of most of the discussions about metaphor even till the twentieth century. however, the ideas of lakoff and johnson in the 1980s changed the old consolidated aristotelian-based perspectives toward metaphor. the research also indicates that there is a close similarity between the ideas of iranian classical scholars’ viewpoints about metaphor and those of aristotle, and the viewpoints of some of them are also close to what latter has been said about metaphor in the framework of cognitive linguistics.