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  1. Nov 5, 2022 · What is a metaphor and why can it be misleading or deceptive? How do metaphors shape how we think? What grammatical devices go into making metaphors? What are some advertising campaigns that have influenced you to buy something by using metaphors?

  2. This article deals with the powerful role of metaphors in the process of Language Making throughout the history of linguistics. It departs from the assumption that metaphors play an essential role both in the formation of scientific theories and in common conceptions of language.

  3. Nov 1, 2017 · In this article, we review recent evidence that metaphoric language can facilitate communication and shape thinking even though it is literally false. We first discuss recent experiments showing that linguistic metaphor can guide thought and behavior. Then we explore the conditions under which metaphors are most influential.

    • Paul H. Thibodeau, Rose K. Hendricks, Lera Boroditsky
    • 2017
  4. May 20, 2019 · Metaphor is a literary device that is used to make language colorful and attractive. Therefore, from a literary perspective, metaphors are used to make a profound impact on the target audience and to get them involved in the content of the message.

    • Hassan Banaruee, Hooshang Khoshsima, Esmail Zare-Behtash, Nahid Yarahmadzehi
    • 2019
  5. Metaphor has traditionally been construed as a linguistic phenomenon: as something produced and understood by speakers of natural language. So understood, metaphors are naturally viewed as linguistic expressions of a particular type, or as linguistic expressions used in a particular type of way.

  6. Nov 1, 2008 · This article evaluates two directions of metaphor research within linguistics, cognitive linguistics and relevance theory, which both aim to capture essential aspects of the reason for metaphor, and how people ordinarily use and understand metaphor in daily life.

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  8. The concept of metaphor was established by Aristotle in his Rhetoric and Poetics as a feature of language which is used by all people, involves a cognitive process, and has a special role to play in effective speech and poetry.

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