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When we link things metaphorically we recognise similarity in difference, we think one thing in terms of attributes of another.
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Metaphors are thus the very medium and outcome of our analysis.
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Discourse occurs at the silent level of the artefact and is continuously presenced in the world as such. It is a discourse which is not, and cannot be, articulated in speech.
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Wars and elections are both too big and too small to matter in the long run. The daily work—that goes on, it adds up.
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Christopher Tilley
Born:
1955
Died:
2024
(aged 69)
Bio:
Chris Tilley was a British archaeologist known for his contributions to post-processual archaeological theory. He retired as Emeritus Professor of Anthropology and Archaeology at University College London in 2022.
Known for:
Metaphor and material culture (1999)
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