In this reply to “A cognitive view of metaphorical terms” Alexeeva’s model and ideas about the use of metaphors in science are compared and contrasted with scientists’ views of and comments on their use of metaphors. The objective is to identify possible ways of testing Alexeeva’s hypotheses empirically. Based on a short review of some relevant examples in the history of science, metaphors are shown to play an important role in the process of terminologization, while Alexeeva’s view that metaphors are just language carriers of concepts is challenged following scientists’ reports of how a discovery is made.
Metaphor in science: A reply to Larissa Alexeeva
MUSACCHIO, MARIA TERESA
2008
Abstract
In this reply to “A cognitive view of metaphorical terms” Alexeeva’s model and ideas about the use of metaphors in science are compared and contrasted with scientists’ views of and comments on their use of metaphors. The objective is to identify possible ways of testing Alexeeva’s hypotheses empirically. Based on a short review of some relevant examples in the history of science, metaphors are shown to play an important role in the process of terminologization, while Alexeeva’s view that metaphors are just language carriers of concepts is challenged following scientists’ reports of how a discovery is made.
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