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A 7 page essay/research paper that discusses, first of all, the centrality of language to cognitive processes, arguing that language forms, specifically "proto-metaphors," incline the language user toward perceiving reality in pre-determined ways. Then, broadening the discussion to include rhetoric, the relationships between language, thought and rhetoric are examined, specifically exploring how rhetoric relates to both language and thought, and argues that historical concepts of rhetoric are too limiting because they focus, for the most part, only on the orator and do not give equal weight to how the auditor perceives the orator's message. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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language. It may be called something as scholarly as "rhetoric," or "discourse," or "text"--the jargon varies but the meaning is the same, which is that human thought is bound to
the symbolic meaning of language (McNally 13). Philosopher Jacques Derrida put it well when he described human beings are being imprisoned within language (McNally 13). We "may play with words
but we can never hope to liberate ourselves from the immutable structure...rooted in language itself" (McNally 13). The following discussion, first of all, focuses on the centrality of language
to cognitive processes, arguing that language forms, specifically "proto-metaphors," incline the language user toward perceiving reality in pre-determined ways. Then, broadening the discussion to include rhetoric, the relationships between language,
thought and rhetoric are examined, specifically exploring how rhetoric relates to both language and thought, and argues that historical concepts of rhetoric are too limiting because they focus, for the
most part, only on the orator and do not give equal weight to how the auditor perceives the orators message. Language and thought Rhetoric, in its classical connotation, generally refers
to figurative language that is designed to persuade a listener to adopt the view of the orator. However, the breadth of language, and its connection to thought, is much broader
than just discourse designed to persuade. Since the 1970s, scholars from a variety of academic fields have placed metaphor at the center of debates concerning the relationships between literature, language,
philosophy and cognitive science (Underhill 700). According to such philosophers as Derrida and de Man, the metaphor of discourse should no longer be viewed as simply figurative language, but rather
as a means by which language is structured and shaped (Underhill 700). Certain linguists have adopted the idea that metaphor is fundamental and pervasive in human communication (Underhill 700). The
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