{"product_id":"a-dog-pissing-at-the-edge-of-a-path-animal-metaphors-in-an-eastern-indonesian-society-paperback","title":"A Dog Pissing at the Edge of a Path: Animal Metaphors in an Eastern Indonesian Society - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGregory Forth\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Nage people of the eastern Indonesian island of Flores refer to someone who begins something but is regularly distracted by other matters as \"a dog pissing at the edge of a path.\" In this first comprehensive study of animal metaphors in a non-Western society, Gregory Forth focuses on how the Nage understand metaphor and use their knowledge of animals to shape specific expressions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on extensive field research, \u003ci\u003eA Dog Pissing at the Edge of a Path\u003c\/i\u003e explores the meaning and use of over 560 animal metaphors employed by the Nage. Investigating how closely their indigenous concept of pata péle corresponds to the Greek-derived English concept of metaphor, Forth demonstrates that the Nage people understand these figures of speech in the same way as Westerners - namely as conventional ways of speaking about people and objects, not expressions of an essential identity between their animal vehicles and human referents. Theoretically engaging with anthropology's recent ontological turn, the book considers whether metaphors reveal significant differences in conceptions of human-animal relations, the human-animal contrast, and human understanding of other humans in different parts of the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn incredible catalogue of animal-based linguistic art and Nage verbal conventions, \u003ci\u003e A Dog Pissing at the Edge of a Path\u003c\/i\u003e illuminates essential features of metaphorical thought everywhere.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGregory Forth is a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and professor of anthropology at the University of Alberta.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 408\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.8 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 12, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53488289186099,"sku":"9780773559233","price":74.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/NAgiF5zlMC9780773559233.webp?v=1781516376","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/a-dog-pissing-at-the-edge-of-a-path-animal-metaphors-in-an-eastern-indonesian-society-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}