The Hypoiconic Metaphor and the Abductive Mode of Inference

Bent Sørensen; Torkild Leo Thellefsen

The Hypoiconic Metaphor and the Abductive Mode of Inference

Bent Sørensen, Torkild Leo Thellefsen

Department of Communication

Abstract

In this article we suggest a possible relation between C. S. Peirce's (1839-1914) concept of metaphor and abduction. To our knowledge Peirce never did analyze nor even mention,the two concepts in the same context. But we understand the hypoiconic metaphor as rooted in the abductive mode of inference; the hypoiconic metaphor is part of an intricate relation between experience, body, inference, and guessing instinct as a semeiotic mechanism which can convey novel ideas.

Original language	English
Journal	Chinese Semiotic Studies
Volume	6
Issue number	2
Pages (from-to)	177-189
Number of pages	12
Publication status	Published - 1 Jun 2012

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