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1. 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. Mixed metaphors like these have traditionally posed a challenge to theorists.

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

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   Jun 21, 2022 · Mixed Metaphors Explained: 8 Examples of Mixed Metaphors. 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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   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.

4. www.thoughtco.com › what-is-a-mixed-metaphor-1691395Mixed Metaphor Definition and Examples - ThoughtCo

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   Updated on June 06, 2019. A mixed metaphor is a succession of incongruous or ludicrous comparisons. Also known—playfully—as a mixaphor. Although many style guides condemn the use of mixed metaphors, in practice most of the objectionable combinations (as in the examples below) are actually clichés or dead metaphors.

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

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   Jan 31, 2010 · An interesting finding regarding mixed metaphor is that all the mixed metaphors (regarding the data of governors and mayors), in this book, consist of the following pairs: Journey and War, Journey ...

6. www.mcgill.ca › desautels › channelsMetaphor, literacy and ‘fake news’ - McGill University

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   Apr 20, 2017 · Published: 20 Apr 2017. Desautels Professor Reuven Brenner writes in a recent Asia Times op-ed that, as societies become literate, earlier metaphors become codified as literal truths, much to the detriment of those societies and the cultures that exist within them. There are parallels between the “fake news” of today and analogues in early ...

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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?

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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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   Are mixed metaphors a cliché or a dead metaphor?

   • Also known—playfully—as a mixaphor. Although many style guides condemn the use of mixed metaphors, in practice most of the objectionable combinations (as in the examples below) are actually clichés or dead metaphors. There are countless ways to combine metaphors to add emphasis and give phrases new meaning.

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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.

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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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8. www.psychologytoday.com › za › blogIn Praise of Mixed Metaphors | Psychology Today South Africa

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   Apr 2, 2023 · One doesn’t have to look far to find examples of mixed metaphor prejudice. Fowler’s Dictionary of Modern English Usage describes the use of mixed metaphors as “always inviting derision."