Work and Labour as Metonymy and Metaphor

Olivier Frayssé

doi:10.31269/triplec.v12i2.546

Work and Labour as Metonymy and Metaphor

Olivier Frayssé Université Paris Sorbonne

DOI: https://doi.org/10.31269/triplec.v12i2.546

##article.subject##: work, labour, metonymy, metaphor, subtext, cognitive linguistics, Adam Smith, Marxism,

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This paper proposes to use the tools of literary analysis (the reference to subtexts) and of linguistics (metaphor and metonymy) to shed light on the work/labour controversy and, beyond that, to map the galaxy of representations of work/labour through a study of the meanings associated with work/labour in several languages. It aims to provide a set of theoretical tools that can be used to find a common language in order to discuss digital work/labour issues as a subcategory of work/labour issues in general.

Author Biography

Olivier Frayssé, Université Paris Sorbonne

Department of English. Head of the Department.

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2014-09-01

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##issue.vol## 12 ##issue.no## 2 (2014)

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Philosophers of the World Unite! Theorising Digital Labour and Virtual Work - Definitions, Dimensions and Forms

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