Add to ORKGA variant of the compatrison theory of metaphor is put forward. The main points are (a) a theory of metaphor belongs to semantics, not pragmatics, (b) a metaphorical statement is a similarity statement, usually comparing descriptions of objects, (c) a metaphor is a constellation of words connected by a certain kind of relation - the metaphorical link, (d) metaphors are not necessarily asymmetric, (e) what expressions copunt as metaphors in a certain language has to do with the semantic fields of the language in question
This thesis works towards a micro-theory of metaphor within the ontological semantics framework. It ...
What kinds of similarities and differences must relate terms and analogues for a metaphor to be effe...
This paper shows that several sorts of expressions cannot be inter-preted metaphorically, including ...
The semantic similarity that characterizes two terms aligned in a metaphor is here analysed through ...
The semantic similarity that characterizes two terms aligned in a metaphor is here analysed through ...
We present a formalism of metaphor that is based on a newly developed semantic interpretation of con...
In this book, the author develops a theory of metaphors according to which metaphorical interpretati...
This thesis attempts to explain exactly how it is that we interpret metaphor. A brief historical ove...
Both cognitive linguists and relevance theorists are developing original approaches to metaphor. Bot...
Starting as a review article discussing an important book on Metaphor and Corpus Linguistics, this a...
Cognitive linguists have so far paid a great deal of attention to the emarkable universality of many...
In this study it is assumed that we can, roughly speaking, distinguish metaphors from non-metaphors....
The semantic similarity that characterizes two terms aligned in a metaphor is here analysed through ...
Three theses are defended: (i) that metaphors create non-literal meaning; (ii) that metaphoric meani...
Abstract: For over thirty years cognitive linguists have devoted much effort to the study of metapho...
This thesis works towards a micro-theory of metaphor within the ontological semantics framework. It ...
What kinds of similarities and differences must relate terms and analogues for a metaphor to be effe...
This paper shows that several sorts of expressions cannot be inter-preted metaphorically, including ...
The semantic similarity that characterizes two terms aligned in a metaphor is here analysed through ...
The semantic similarity that characterizes two terms aligned in a metaphor is here analysed through ...
We present a formalism of metaphor that is based on a newly developed semantic interpretation of con...
In this book, the author develops a theory of metaphors according to which metaphorical interpretati...
This thesis attempts to explain exactly how it is that we interpret metaphor. A brief historical ove...
Both cognitive linguists and relevance theorists are developing original approaches to metaphor. Bot...
Starting as a review article discussing an important book on Metaphor and Corpus Linguistics, this a...
Cognitive linguists have so far paid a great deal of attention to the emarkable universality of many...
In this study it is assumed that we can, roughly speaking, distinguish metaphors from non-metaphors....
The semantic similarity that characterizes two terms aligned in a metaphor is here analysed through ...
Three theses are defended: (i) that metaphors create non-literal meaning; (ii) that metaphoric meani...
Abstract: For over thirty years cognitive linguists have devoted much effort to the study of metapho...
This thesis works towards a micro-theory of metaphor within the ontological semantics framework. It ...
What kinds of similarities and differences must relate terms and analogues for a metaphor to be effe...
This paper shows that several sorts of expressions cannot be inter-preted metaphorically, including ...