Ἔπεα πτερόεντα again: a cognitive linguistic view on Homer's 'winged words'.

Drawing on the cognitive linguistic theory of conceptual metaphors, this paper argues that the epic formula ἔπεα πτερόεντα, 'winged words', whose reference and precise meaning has long been debated, is best understood as an instantiation of the conduit metaphor which conceptualises verbal communicat...

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Published in:	Hermathena no. 198; pp. 5 - 34
Main Author:	Horn, Fabian
Format:	Article
Published:	Trinity College, Dublin Summer2015
Subjects:	Odyssey of Homer Oral composition Cognitive learning theory Oral communication Terms & phrases
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