Toward the operationalization of visual metaphor
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DOI: 10.1002/asi.23857
Abstract: Many successful digital interfaces employ visual metaphors to convey features or data properties to users, but the characteristics that make a visual metaphor effective are not well understood. We used a theoretical conception of metaphor… read more here.
Keywords: toward operationalization; operationalization visual; metaphor; visual metaphor ... See more keywords
Understanding Metaphors Using Emotions
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DOI: 10.1007/s00354-018-0045-3
Abstract: Metaphors convey unspoken emotions and perceptions by creatively applying an evocative concept from the source domain to illustrate some latent idea in the target domain. Prior research on nominal metaphor interpretation focused on identifying those… read more here.
Keywords: interpretation; source; metaphor; source domain ... See more keywords
On the Role of Bilateral Brain Hypofunction and Abnormal Lateralization of Cortical Information Flow as Neural Underpinnings of Conventional Metaphor Processing Impairment in Schizophrenia: An fMRI and EEG Study
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DOI: 10.1007/s10548-021-00849-x
Abstract: Figurative language processing (e.g. metaphors) is commonly impaired in schizophrenia. In the present study, we investigated the neural activity and propagation of information within neural circuits related to the figurative speech, as a neural substrate… read more here.
Keywords: schizophrenia; conventional metaphor; processing; metaphor ... See more keywords
Metaphor, ignorance and the sentiment of (ir)rationality
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DOI: 10.1007/s11229-019-02489-y
Abstract: Metaphor has been considered as a cognitive process, independent of the verbal versus visual mode, through which an unknown conceptual domain is understood in terms of another known conceptual domain. Metaphor might instead be viewed… read more here.
Keywords: sentiment rationality; metaphor; ignorance; existing properties ... See more keywords
“Keep moving forward. LEFT RIGHT LEFT”: A critical metaphor analysis and addressivity analysis of personal and professional obesity blogs
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DOI: 10.1016/j.dcm.2017.09.012
Abstract: Abstract Blogs are a valuable information source for health researchers and individuals managing chronic conditions such as obesity. Yet, there is little research on obesity blogs with existing studies focusing on specific obesity-related issues or… read more here.
Keywords: personal professional; addressivity; analysis; metaphor ... See more keywords
Fracking and metaphor: Analysing newspaper discourse in the USA, Australia and the United Kingdom
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2019.106426
Abstract: Abstract We apply a mixed-method design centred on the deployment of metaphors to explore the role that language plays in the structuring of the public discourses of unconventional hydrocarbon development (UHD) across three major developed… read more here.
Keywords: analysing newspaper; fracking metaphor; discourse usa; metaphor ... See more keywords
Effect of graphic simplification and graphic metaphor on the memory and identification of travel map
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ergon.2017.05.016
Abstract: Abstract With the rapid development of the tourism industry, the design of tourist guide signs has become a crucial concern. This study investigated the effects of 3 graphic simplification techniques and 3 graphic metaphor techniques… read more here.
Keywords: graphic simplification; metaphor; graphic metaphor; identification ... See more keywords
Metaphorical developing minds: The role of multiple factors in the development of metaphor comprehension
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DOI: 10.1016/j.pragma.2019.08.008
Abstract: Abstract Metaphor understanding is traditionally thought to emerge late in childhood. Although recent findings suggest that even pre-schoolers can understand metaphor in more age appropriate paradigms, it is still unclear which skills scaffold the development… read more here.
Keywords: metaphor; development metaphor; alternative naming; metaphor comprehension ... See more keywords
The Arabesque of Script and Metaphor in Islamic Art
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DOI: 10.1017/rms.2022.28
Abstract: The use of script as an aesthetic device is longstanding in Islamic art. Indeed, one of the earliest forms of Islamic art are terracotta oil lamps with text inscribed on their surface.2 These inscriptions are… read more here.
Keywords: islamic art; arabesque script; metaphor; aesthetic device ... See more keywords
Rethinking the Consumer Metaphor versus the Citizen Metaphor: Frame Merging and Higher Education Reform in Sweden
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DOI: 10.1017/s1474746418000465
Abstract: Neoliberal metaphors of students often describe students as consumers, managers and even as commodities, but this analysis often disregards the discursive complexity of education. We argue that frame merging is essential to understand the hybrid… read more here.
Keywords: frame merging; metaphor; consumer metaphor; higher education ... See more keywords
On the Interpersonal Function of Metaphor Use
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DOI: 10.1027/1864-9335/a000431
Abstract: Abstract. Empathy and perspective taking play important roles in interpersonal functioning. As prior research has linked metaphor use to emotional understanding, it is likely that metaphor use is a... read more here.
Keywords: metaphor; interpersonal function; metaphor use; function metaphor ... See more keywords