"Embodied Figures of Speech: Problem-Solving in Alice's Dream of Wonderland" by Fiona MacArthur
Annotation by Rebekah Folse
MacArthur, Fiona. "Embodied Figures Of Speech: Problem-Solving In Alice's Dream Of Wonderland." Atlantis: Revista De La Asociación Española De Estudios Anglo-Norteamericanos 26.2 (2004): 51-62. MLA International Bibliography. Web. 6 Apr. 2015
In “Embodied Figures of Speech: Problem-Solving in Alice’s Dream of Wonderland”, Fiona MacArthur explores the relationship between figures of speech used in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll and children’s use of these figures in problem solving. She investigates Carroll’s use of these figures and describes it as a “dream-like” process, touching on three important parts of conventional metaphors-“discourse function, evaluative stance, and epistemic correspondences”-that play a crucial role in this process. These are three steps used to break down the meaning of the figures of speech used. MacArthur finds that Carroll points out the “mismatch” of adults’ use of figures of speech and of the child who gives these figures meaning. Through this explanation, MacArthur helps readers to better understand the connection between Carroll’s use of figures of speech and a child’s ability to comprehend a deeper meaning behind these figures.
In “Embodied Figures of Speech: Problem-Solving in Alice’s Dream of Wonderland”, Fiona MacArthur explores the relationship between figures of speech used in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll and children’s use of these figures in problem solving. She investigates Carroll’s use of these figures and describes it as a “dream-like” process, touching on three important parts of conventional metaphors-“discourse function, evaluative stance, and epistemic correspondences”-that play a crucial role in this process. These are three steps used to break down the meaning of the figures of speech used. MacArthur finds that Carroll points out the “mismatch” of adults’ use of figures of speech and of the child who gives these figures meaning. Through this explanation, MacArthur helps readers to better understand the connection between Carroll’s use of figures of speech and a child’s ability to comprehend a deeper meaning behind these figures.