Summary : How do we understand metaphors ? This article is a review of the experimental research on metaphor. We describe briefly the concept of metaphor and present two main theories about metaphor : the comparison theory (or similarity theory) and the interaction theory. According to the comparison theory, a comparison of features between the two concepts involved in the metaphor is the fundamental process underlying the interpretation of metaphor. According to the interaction theory, a metaphor induces the emergence of features that are associated neither with the topic nor with the vehicle ofthe metaphor. In order tofind arguments infavour of one or the other theory, we present the experimental results which were obtained using two kind...
This article focuses on the problem of metaphor identification in scientific language. In Conceptua...
The article aims to present some diverse concepts of metaphorization of colloquial language and scie...
The question of the metaphor has to be analysed anew, the outlines of the figure of analogy (re)defi...
Summary This review seeks to cover the main theoretical contributions and experimental researches de...
Summary : Metaphor comprehension in children Our aim in this paper is to review the experimental res...
This article is in German.Since the times of Aristotle, metaphors have been the topic of various inv...
Il faut reprendre à nouveaux frais la question de la métaphore, (re)définir les contours de la figur...
L’objet de cette étude est de déterminer la pertinence du recours à la théorie de la métaphore conce...
The encyclopedia entry aims to trace the fundamental coordinates of today's debate on metaphor, with...
Describing the processes of metaphor comprehension has been a hot topic of discussion among research...
It is a fact that novel metaphorical utterances appear in natural language argumentation. It seems, ...
International audienceIn conceptual metaphor theory, metaphors are not litteral but byproducts of ou...
Given a specific discourse, which discourse properties trigger the use of metaphorical language, rat...
. This essay is a reflection on the key issue raised in Lakoff and Johnson's book Metaphors We Live ...
Patricia Schulz : The relativity of the concept of metaphor By observing how native speakers use th...
This article focuses on the problem of metaphor identification in scientific language. In Conceptua...
The article aims to present some diverse concepts of metaphorization of colloquial language and scie...
The question of the metaphor has to be analysed anew, the outlines of the figure of analogy (re)defi...
Summary This review seeks to cover the main theoretical contributions and experimental researches de...
Summary : Metaphor comprehension in children Our aim in this paper is to review the experimental res...
This article is in German.Since the times of Aristotle, metaphors have been the topic of various inv...
Il faut reprendre à nouveaux frais la question de la métaphore, (re)définir les contours de la figur...
L’objet de cette étude est de déterminer la pertinence du recours à la théorie de la métaphore conce...
The encyclopedia entry aims to trace the fundamental coordinates of today's debate on metaphor, with...
Describing the processes of metaphor comprehension has been a hot topic of discussion among research...
It is a fact that novel metaphorical utterances appear in natural language argumentation. It seems, ...
International audienceIn conceptual metaphor theory, metaphors are not litteral but byproducts of ou...
Given a specific discourse, which discourse properties trigger the use of metaphorical language, rat...
. This essay is a reflection on the key issue raised in Lakoff and Johnson's book Metaphors We Live ...
Patricia Schulz : The relativity of the concept of metaphor By observing how native speakers use th...
This article focuses on the problem of metaphor identification in scientific language. In Conceptua...
The article aims to present some diverse concepts of metaphorization of colloquial language and scie...
The question of the metaphor has to be analysed anew, the outlines of the figure of analogy (re)defi...