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Jan 1, 2010 · The fact that in newspaper commentaries mixed metaphor dominantly occurs across clause boundaries elegantly explains my earlier findings (although I will look at other cases below). When mixed metaphors are parts of different discourse slots that is reason enough for the fact that little, if any awkwardness arises. M.
- Michael Kimmel
- 2010
The fact that in newspaper commentaries mixed metaphor dominantly occurs across clause boundaries elegantly explains my earlier findings (although I will look at other cases below). When mixed metaphors are parts of different discourse slots that is reason enough for the fact that little, if any awkwardness arises.
- Michael Kimmel
The speaker uses a mixed metaphor to set out the evening sky. The first metaphor compares the evening sky to something that is “spread out.”. It describes a flat and expansive surface. The second metaphor compares the evening sky to a patient who has been anesthetized (etherized)and is lying on a table likely in preparation for surgery ...
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 ...
domain” (p. 218). Further, most examples occurred across clause boundaries. While Semino is careful not to overstate the implications of this quantitatively limited analysis of the “folk concept” of mixed metaphor for theory, she offers important evidence that the latter would need
Oct 23, 2018 · Abstract. “Mixing Metaphor” is a compilation of 12 chapters by prominent researchers, introduced by Raymond Gibbs, one of the main actors in the field of metaphor studies. It is a highly ...
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In contrast, Semino (2016) emphasizes semantic features of mixed metaphors instead of grammatical boundaries, and writes that "neither clause boundaries nor sentence boundaries can, in principle ...
