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1. www.masterclass.com › articles › mixed-metaphorMixed Metaphors Explained: 8 Examples of Mixed Metaphors

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   Jun 21, 2022 · A well-crafted metaphor uses consistent imagery ("hitting the nail on the head”); when you start mixing imagery ("hitting the nail on the nose"), you can create a type of malapropism known as a mixed metaphor.

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   Jan 1, 2010 · The metaphors satisfy the two basic conditions for mixed metaphor: (1) they occur in textual adjacency, i.e. within a single metaphor cluster, and (2) they do not (for the most part) share any imagistic ontology or any direct inferential entailments between them.

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3. papers.ssrn.com › sol3 › papersMetaphors in Rhetoric: From Ancient Greek to 21st-Century ...

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   Jul 27, 2023 · This chapter shows that this tendency was not always the case and the “cognitive” component is well rooted in ancient Greek theorising on metaphor. Keywords: conceptual metaphor, Greek political discourse, history of rhetoric

4. www.psychologytoday.com › intl › blogIn Praise of Mixed Metaphors - Psychology Today

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   Apr 2, 2023 · Mixed metaphors create comparisons between unrelated domains. Such comparisons can be bizarre or unintentionally humorous. When used with care, mixed metaphors can be eloquent and memorable.

5. www.researchgate.net › publication › 223437241_WhyWhy we mix metaphors (and mix them well): Discourse coherence ...

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   Jan 31, 2010 · Even more strikingly, the data reveals that ontologically mixed metaphors account for 76% of all clusters and that almost all of these are straightforwardly comprehensible.

6. www.academia.edu › 1607088 › Why_we_mix_metaphorsWhy we mix metaphors (and mix them well) - Academia.edu

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   The metaphors satisfy the two basic conditions for mixed metaphor: (1) they occur in textual adjacency, i.e. within a single metaphor cluster, and (2) they do not (for the most part) share any imagistic ontology or any direct inferential entailments between them.

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   Are mixed metaphors imagistic?

   • The metaphors satisfy the two basic conditions for mixed metaphor: (1) they occur in textual adjacency, i.e. within a single metaphor cluster, and (2) they do not (for the most part) share any imagistic ontology or any direct inferential entailments between them. Mixed metaphors like these have traditionally posed a challenge to theorists.

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   What is a mixed metaphor?

   • A well-crafted metaphor uses consistent imagery ("hitting the nail on the head”); when you start mixing imagery ("hitting the nail on the nose"), you can create a type of malapropism known as a mixed metaphor. Oops, something went wrong... Thanks for signing up! We’ll let you know about new instructors, classes, and promotions.

   Mixed Metaphors Explained: 8 Examples of Mixed Metaphors

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   Why is there no imagistic relation between metaphors?

   • Because of the two separate clauses no imagistic relation between the metaphors is invited. The connector ‘‘while’’ prompts a processing of the clauses and their metaphors as parts of a difference relation. Hence, in terms of an integrative processing of the metaphor ontologies little pressure is present.

   Why we mix metaphors (and mix them well): Discourse coherence

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   Is mixedmetaphor incidence similar in both newspapers?

   • An interesting second observation is that mixedmetaphor incidence is almost identical in both newspapers despite their earlier mentioned divergence in size and metaphor density.

   Why we mix metaphors (and mix them well): Discourse coherence

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   What are non-signaled metaphors in journalism?

   • Shen and Balaban (1999) found, more specifically, that non-signaled metaphors in journalism, i.e. those that are not strategically introduced in advance as the lynchpin of an argument, typically go with mixed clusters rather than coherent ones. Metaphor clusters fulfill three kinds of functions.

   Why we mix metaphors (and mix them well): Discourse coherence

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   What is a mixed metaphor cluster?

   • Specifically, concerning the type of metaphor cluster we called ‘mixed’ cognitive linguists face a key challenge. As the examples have demonstrated, mixed metaphors in newspaper commentaries cannot usually be put down to incoherent or out of the ordinary argumentation patterns.

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8. link.springer.com › chapter › 10Metaphor in the History of Philosophy: A Matter of Style or ...

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   Mar 31, 2024 · This chapter attempts to reconstruct the debate about the cognitive value of metaphor without claiming to cover the entire historical development of metaphor, as there is a vast literature on the subject. Instead, we will focus on identifying key figures who have...