Camilla Di Biase-Dyson

List of John Benjamins publications in which Camilla Di Biase-Dyson is involved.

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Drawing Attention to Metaphor: Case studies across time periods, cultures and modalities

Edited by Camilla Di Biase-Dyson and Markus Egg

The communicative act of drawing attention to metaphor is a relatively recent topic in metaphor studies and one that has remained contentious from a cognitive perspective. This book brings philologists of ancient languages together with metaphor experts from several modalities to interrogate… read more

[Figurative Thought and Language, 5] 2020. v, 265 pp.

Di Biase-Dyson, Camilla 2023 The semantics of a parallel reality: What does religion do to metaphor in an Ancient Egyptian context? Current challenges in metaphor research, Julich-Warpakowski, Nina and Paula Pérez-Sobrino (eds.), pp. 81–103 | Article

This paper considers the use of figurative language when intangible or supernatural phenomena are described in language. The case studies are derived from texts written in Ancient Egyptian, an extinct Afroasiatic language (ca. 3200 bce–1300 ce). It is argued that a MIPVU-based analysis,… read more

Di Biase-Dyson, Camilla 2021 Review of Nacey, Dorst, Krennmayr & Reijnierse (2019): Metaphor Identification in Multiple Languages: MIPVU around the world Metaphor in Education: A multilingual perspective, Ahlgren, Katrin, Anne Golden and Ulrika Magnusson (eds.), pp. 373–381 | Review

Di Biase-Dyson, Camilla 2020 A typological framework of attention-drawing strategies for Ancient Egyptian metaphorical language Drawing Attention to Metaphor: Case studies across time periods, cultures and modalities, Di Biase-Dyson, Camilla and Markus Egg (eds.), pp. 39–62 | Chapter

This contribution proposes a typology of attention-drawing strategies for Ancient Egyptian that is based on qualitative and quantitative analyses of texts from three genres: wisdom literature, letters and narrative. The focus is on the criteria for attention-drawing that may operate in a… read more

Di Biase-Dyson, Camilla and Markus Egg 2020 Drawing attention to metaphor: An introduction to the debate Drawing Attention to Metaphor: Case studies across time periods, cultures and modalities, Di Biase-Dyson, Camilla and Markus Egg (eds.), pp. 1–14 | Chapter