Interpreting metaphoric acts: A dialogic encounter with the very young

The concept of dialogism, as put forward in Bakhtinian philosophy, positions metaphoricity as “an activity of the entire human being, from head to foot” (Bakhtin, 1990, p. 313). This theory views the act of communication as a two-way creative exchange and meta-language, and metaphor is seen as existing in a state of constant “becoming” within interpretive encounter.