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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 results are unequivocal: the right column indicates that consistent ontologies – based on the stricter similarity constraint – do not reach a quarter of all metaphor pairs in either paper.6 The mixed source domain ontologies are vastly dominant, both in the rich image and image schema categories and, if either one or the other are considered, make up 76% of the metaphors.

   • Author: Michael Kimmel

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2. www.academia.edu › 1607088 › Why_we_mix_metaphorsWhy we mix metaphors (and mix them well) - Academia.edu

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   The results are unequivocal: the right column indicates that consistent ontologies – based on the stricter similarity constraint – do not reach a quarter of all metaphor pairs in either paper.6 The mixed source domain ontologies are vastly dominant, both in the rich image and image schema categories and, if either one or the other are considered, make up 76% of the metaphors.

   • Author: Michael Kimmel

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

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   Nov 3, 2022 · A mixed metaphor is a metaphor that combines two inconsistent or incongruous framings. For example, consider the mixed metaphor “we will need to iron out the bottlenecks”. This metaphor mixes framing the issue as a wrinkle that can be smoothed out through ironing, and a bottleneck that disrupts the flow. This doesn’t create a very clear ...

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   Jan 31, 2010 · More recently, research on metaphor has shown that the 'mixing' of metaphors is a frequent phenomenon that does not, for the most part, impede comprehension or necessarily refl ect a poor command ...

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   Mar 1, 2023 · “The 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 different source domains (Semino, 2016). Identifying mixed metaphors has been beneficial in understanding the topic conceptualized by such mixed metaphors.

6. www.semanticscholar.org › paper › Why-we-mixWhy we mix metaphors (and mix them well ... - Semantic Scholar

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   DOI: 10.1016/J.PRAGMA.2009.05.017 Corpus ID: 145315027; Why we mix metaphors (and mix them well): Discourse coherence, conceptual metaphor, and beyond @article{Kimmel2010WhyWM, title={Why we mix metaphors (and mix them well): Discourse coherence, conceptual metaphor, and beyond}, author={Michael Kimmel}, journal={Journal of Pragmatics}, year={2010}, volume={42}, pages={97-115}, url={https ...

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   Does mixing metaphors create a semantic inconsistency?

   • “The 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 different source domains (Semino, 2016 ).

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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.

   Why we mix metaphors (and mix them well): Discourse coherence

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   How do you explain mixed metaphors in complex argumentation?

   • 5. Explaining mixed metaphors in complex argumentation Let us take stock. The quantitative part has demonstrated a high number of discursive metaphors pairs that are not ontologically related by source domain, and even in terms of unrelated target domains many are found.

   Why we mix metaphors (and mix them well): Discourse coherence

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   What is linguistic restriction of mixed metaphor?

   • The linguistic restriction of mixed metaphor (Within a single clause; in neighboring clauses (with examples provided), where politicians draw on different source domains (e.g., journey and war) to make up a (mixed) metaphor within a single clause or adjacent clauses. 2. The power of mixed metaphor (stronger image; semantic) with example provided.

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   What is mixed metaphor?

   • 1. The linguistic restriction of mixed metaphor (Within a single clause; in neighboring clauses (with examples provided), where politicians draw on different source domains (e.g., journey and war) to make up a (mixed) metaphor within a single clause or adjacent clauses. 2.

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   Are mixed metaphors used in political discourse?

   • With regards to the predominant use of mixed metaphors ‘ mixaphor ’ in political discourse, Kövecses ( 2016) says that “the target domains, or frames, …. have many different aspects to them, and these aspects normally require different source domains, or frames, for their conceptualization” (p. 6).

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8. books.google.com › books › aboutMixing Metaphor - Google Books

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   Mar 18, 2016 · Mixing Metaphor. Mixing metaphors in speech, writing, and even gesture, is traditionally viewed as a sign of inconsistency in thought and language. Despite the prominence of mixed metaphors, there have been surprisingly few attempts to comprehensively explain why people mix their metaphors so frequently and in the particular ways they do.