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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.
- Michael Kimmel
- 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.
- Michael Kimmel
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.
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
grammatical boundaries for mixed metaphors: occur across adjacent clauses within the same sentence. “e mixing of metaphors creates a semantic inconsistency on the level of literal meaning” (Muller, 2016, p. 41), and one of the scenarios of this clash or inconsistency is that it can be subsumed under the same or dierent source domains (Semino,
Oct 23, 2018 · While conceptual metaphors may create “internal binding” in ontologically coherent clusters, complementary “external binding” models are needed to explain the mixed clusters (and ...
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Jan 31, 2010 · This chapter discusses the linguistic restriction of mixed metaphor (within a single clause and in adjacent clauses). It also discusses the power of mixed metaphor.
