Revue de Recherches et Etudes Scientifiques
Volume 20, Numéro 1, Pages 1189-1204
2026-01-26

The Mental Metaphor In Al-jurjani A Cognitive-pragmatic Approach

Authors : Radhia Azizi .

Abstract

Abstract: Al-Jurjani discussed the issue of metaphor in language, dividing it into two categories: literal metaphor, which relates to the language and the words themselves, and conceptual metaphor, which relates to attribution and context. He emphasized that conceptual metaphorical meanings only appear through the context in which they are used, especially in relation to the speaker's intentions. Modern linguists have raised the same issue by establishing modern theories (dialogical implication, speech act theory, conceptual metaphor), and their research was similar to that of al-Jurjani. What are the features of al-Jurjani's discursive and epistemological thinking? The aim of this research is to highlight the insight of ancient Arab scholars, as exemplified by al-Jurjani, and their penetrating view of the study of language and its sciences. We have been able to demonstrate this by comparing the two approaches (Arabic rhetoric and cognitive pragmatics).

Keywords

Metaphor ; mental metaphor ; cognitive linguistics