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2. www.masterclass.com › articles › mixed-metaphorMixed Metaphors Explained: 8 Examples of Mixed Metaphors

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   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. A well-crafted metaphor uses consistent imagery ("hitting the nail on the ...

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

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   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.

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   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 ...

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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. Mixed metaphors like these have traditionally posed a challenge to theorists.

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6. www.languagehumanities.org › what-is-a-mixedWhat Is a Mixed Metaphor? - Language Humanities

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   May 23, 2024 · A mixed metaphor is a type of metaphor in which the metaphoric image includes either two different metaphors together, which do not function well together, or several concepts that ultimately make the metaphor confusing. Such metaphors are usually considered poor or inappropriate, especially since they can ultimately result in a lack of meaning ...

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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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   What is a mixed metaphor cluster?

   • Specifically, concerning the type of metaphor cluster we called ‘mixed’ cognitive linguists face a key challenge. As the examples have demonstrated, mixed metaphors in newspaper commentaries cannot usually be put down to incoherent or out of the ordinary argumentation patterns.

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

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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.

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   What is a mixed metaphor?

   • 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. Oops, something went wrong... Thanks for signing up! We’ll let you know about new instructors, classes, and promotions.

   Mixed Metaphors Explained: 8 Examples of Mixed Metaphors

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   Do metaphor clusters share a similar cognitive basis?

   • The paper explores the phenomenon of metaphors that occur in close textual adjacency, i.e. as metaphor clusters, but do not share a similar cognitive basis. Clusters frequently mix ontologies and are thus devoid of coherence that can be explained as emerging from a single conceptual metaphor.

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   What is a metaphor cluster?

   • Metaphor clusters fulfill three kinds of functions. First, they are attention-grabbing and thus a relevance-producing device, as Koller’s (2003) explorative study of metaphors in marketing and corporate mergers discourse suggests.

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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.

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   May 30, 2019 · Examples of Mixed Metaphors. "So now what we are dealing with is the rubber meeting the road, and instead of biting the bullet on these issues, we just want to punt." " [T]he bill is mostly a stew of spending on existing programs, whatever their warts may be." "A friend of mine, talking about the Democratic presidential candidates, tossed out a ...