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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.

2. www.sciencedirect.com › science › articleWhy we mix metaphors (and mix them well): Discourse coherence ...

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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. www.academia.edu › 75057054 › Why_we_mix_metaphors(PDF) Why we mix metaphors (and mix them well): Discourse ...

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   Michael Kimmel. The paper explores the phenomenon of metaphors that occur in close textual adjacency, i.e. as metaphor clusters, but do not share a similar cognitive basis. Clusters frequently mix ontologies and are thus devoid of coherence that can be explained as emerging from a single conceptual metaphor.

   • Author: Michael Kimmel

4. www.psychologytoday.com › gb › blogIn Praise of Mixed Metaphors | Psychology Today United Kingdom

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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. blogs.dal.ca › what-happens-when-we-mix-metaphorsWhat happens when we mix metaphors? - Dalhousie University

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   Nov 3, 2022 · While mixed metaphors have the potential to ignite confusing by overflowing into each other’s stories, they also have the potential to re-draw the story in ways that build on existing narratives and imagery.

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

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   Jan 31, 2010 · The results of the research demonstrated that the generation of mixed metaphor in an anti-meme occurs mainly due to the process of the metaphorical projection between source and target...

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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.

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   Are mixed metaphors in newspaper commentaries incoherent?

   • As the examples have demonstrated, mixed metaphors in newspaper commentaries cannot usually be put down to incoherent or out of the ordinary argumentation patterns. This brings a purely metaphor-based analysis of argumentation to certain limits and calls for new theoretical tools.

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8. www.cambridge.org › core › journalsHow We Resist Metaphors | Language and Cognition | Cambridge Core

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   Oct 29, 2021 · We resist metaphors both as a general strategy (e.g., “Metaphors are meaningless” or “Mixed metaphor are incoherent”), and as a response to some metaphors in very specific situational and discourse contexts (e.g., “I do not like the idea that my cancer treatment is seen as a war against my body”).