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  1. What the volume argues is that “mixed metaphors are much more varied than expected” (p.47), as stated by Cornelia Müller, and before pronouncing a verdict on whether they should be avoided or endorsed, we need first to understand the phenomenon properly.

    • Jordan Zlatev, Georgios Stampoulidis
    • 2018
  2. We begin with a brief introduc-tion to metaphor and offer a critical assessment of the claim that conventional metaphors in language reflect underlying conceptual representations and processing, a view associated with Lakoff and Johnson's groundbreaking conceptual metaphor theory (CMT).

  3. This paper outlines a multi-dimensional/multi-disciplinary framework for the study of metaphor. It expands on the cognitive linguistic approach to metaphor in language and thought by adding the dimension of communication, and it expands on the predominantly linguistic and psychological approaches by adding the discipline of social science.

    • Craig Campion
  4. 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
  5. In metaphor theory, metaphor analysis focuses on the implied conceptual mappings of a metaphor and offers vocabulary for describing writers’ creative strategies in rethinking those mappings.

  6. Jan 1, 2019 · Request PDF | On Jan 1, 2019, Karen Sullivan published Mixed Metaphors: Their Use and Abuse | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ResearchGate.

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  8. 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.

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