Vico, Metaphor, and the Origin of Language

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VIeo, METAPHOR, AND THE ORIGIN OF LANGUAGE MARCEL DANESI INDIANA UNIVERSITY PRESS BLOOMINGTON Cd INDIANAPOLIS © 1993 by Marcel Danesi All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. The Association of American University Presses' Resolution on Permissions constitutes the only exception to this prohibition. The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences-Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1984. Manufactured in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Danesi, Marcel, date Vieo, metaphor, and the origin of language / Marcel Danesi. p. em. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-253-31607-3 1. Vieo, Giambattista, 1668-1744-Contributions in the origin of language. 2. Language and languages-Origin. 3. Metaphor. I. Title. P116.D36 1993 195--dc20 92-30604 1 2 3 4 5 97 96 95 94 93 ...