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Das Thema als Metapher des Denkens
Das Thema als Metapher des Denkens

Author(s): Ioana Rostos, Mihai Crudu
Subject(s): Language studies, Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature, Romanian Literature
Published by: UNIVERSITATEA »ȘTEFAN CEL MARE« SUCEAVA
Keywords: language; thought; theme; metaphor;

Summary/Abstract: The paper entitled Das Thema als Metapher des Denkens (Theme as Metaphor of the Thought) aims at offering an overview of the main categories of themes, as presented in the book Sprache und Denken. Eine romanistische Perspektive (Language and Thinking. A Romanistic Perspective) by Professor Michael Metzeltin. Ph.D. Metzeltins’ views on the speech act, the cognitive processes and the wording of different themes are compared against various theses formulated by the Romanian linguist Ioan Oprea.