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- Most powerfully, metaphors enable us to think and converse about abstract and subjective experiences. Literal language is tethered to the sensory world. Metaphors extend our reasoning to encompass the intangible—the philosophical, emotional, and spiritual dimensions of human experience.
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Sep 28, 2012 · However, the cognitive mechanisms behind figures of speech such as metaphors remain largely unexplained. Recent evidence suggests that fluid and executive abilities are important to the generation of conventional and creative metaphors.
- Roger E. Beaty, Paul J. Silvia
- 2013
Psycholinguistic investigation suggests that novel, poetic metaphors are processed differently than literal speech, while relatively conventionalized and contextually salient metaphors are processed more like literal speech.
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claim that metaphors (e.g. ‘ Bill is a bulldozer’) require more cognitive effort to be understood and that in return they necessarily yield more cognitive effects than does literal speech (e.g. ‘ Bill is insensitive’). Our reading of the empirical data on metaphor leads us to question this claim. In
Feb 24, 2006 · Psycholinguistic investigation suggests that novel, poetic metaphors are processed differently than literal speech, while relatively conventionalized and contextually salient metaphors are processed more like literal speech.
- Elisabeth Camp
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Mar 1, 2006 · Psycholinguistic investigation suggests that novel, poetic metaphors are processed differently than literal speech, while relatively conventionalized and contextually salient metaphors are processed more like literal speech.
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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Mar 1, 2006 · Psycholinguistic investigation suggests that novel, poetic metaphors are processed differently than literal speech, while relatively conventionalized and contextually salient metaphors are...
