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[Experience expressed in language and the function of metaphors]
Zeitschrift Fur Psychosomatische Medizin Und Psychoanalyse
|April 1, 1980
Summary
Psychoanalysis is viewed as speech analysis, exploring how metaphors reveal experience and shape language. Societal factors influence language, impacting knowledge acquisition and therapeutic processes.
Area of Science:
- Linguistics
- Psychology
- Psychoanalysis
Context:
- Psychoanalysis is approached as a form of speech analysis.
- The study examines the role of metaphor in expressing underlying representations.
- Societal factors influencing language use and formation are considered.
Purpose:
- To analyze the metaphoric manner of expression in psychoanalysis.
- To demonstrate how experience is linguistically revealed through metaphor.
- To explore the relationship between language, experience, and knowledge acquisition.
Summary:
- Metaphoric expression linguistically reveals subjective experience, demonstrating experience's role in speech formation.
- Language provides a framework for experience, with societal influences shaping language development.
- Illustrative and comparative language are crucial for knowledge acquisition.
Impact:
- The study clarifies the functions of metaphor within the therapeutic process.
- Two case examples illustrate the practical application of these concepts.
- This research offers insights into the intersection of language, psychoanalysis, and therapeutic outcomes.