“Defect of a declaration of will” as a Metaphor in a Normative Act Cover Image

„Wada oświadczenia woli” jako metafora w akcie normatywnym
“Defect of a declaration of will” as a Metaphor in a Normative Act

Author(s): Małgorzata Wilińska
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: metaphor;cognitive theory of metaphor;legal metaphor;ontological metaphor;normative act;

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of this essay is to analyze the metaphor of the “defect of a declaration of will” in the legal language. The secondary goal is to note that a reflection on the metaphor is a CONTAINER image schema. Simultaneously, the metaphor of the “defect of a declaration of will” is in fact a dead metaphor. This essay is also focused upon an analysis of a function fulfilled by the metaphor in normative acts, judicial decisions, and legal doctrine.

  • Issue Year: 2020
  • Issue No: 83
  • Page Range: 250-261
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish