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Nov 28, 2017 · As a result, good metaphors help the reader understand something they otherwise might not have. In On Writing, master storyteller Stephen King notes this ability of metaphors to improve...
As a result, good metaphors help the reader understand something they otherwise might not have. In On Writing, master storyteller Stephen King notes this ability of metaphors to improve...
Nov 28, 2017 · As a result, good metaphors help the reader understand something they otherwise might not have. In On Writing, master storyteller Stephen King notes this ability of metaphors to improve...
Mar 8, 2018 · We review psychological research bearing on major theories of metaphor comprehension. A broad survey of behavioral studies is coupled with findings from recent meta-analyses of neuroimaging studies of metaphor processing.
Metaphor comprehension is a complex cognitive process that involves the interaction between literal and figurative meanings. It is not simply the composition of each meaning, but rather a superposition state of both meanings.
May 20, 2019 · This article tries to answer this question more specifically by discussing several categories of concepts that are described by metaphors or are used to metaphorically describe other concepts. Because of their nature, abstract concepts are extensively described by metaphors.
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possible answer is the power of metaphors to communicate effectively. However, this answer is very general. This article tries to answer this question more specifically by discussing several categories of concepts that are described by metaphors or are used to metaphorically describe other concepts.