Locus a simili: l’allegoria metaforica tra modelli analogici e pragmatica del linguaggio

PUTZU, IGNAZIO EFISIO

2013-01-01

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Abstract

This article aims to explain the wide diffusion of the simile (similitudo) in texts with psychagogic purposes, be they literary, political, etc. Given that similes can be non-metaphoric, this article only focuses on the metaphoric similes which represent animals in fables. It is argued that the abovementioned diffusion is a consequence of the great efficacy of the simile in affecting reasoning based on analogical models as well as the cognitive components of attitudes and stereotypes.