Metaphor comprehension: A computational theory
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- 1 June 2000
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Springer Nature in Psychonomic Bulletin & Review
- Vol. 7 (2) , 257-266
- https://doi.org/10.3758/bf03212981
Abstract
Metaphor comprehension involves an interaction between the meaning of the topic and the vehicle terms of the metaphor. Meaning is represented by vectors in a high-dimensional semantic space. Predication modifies the topic vector by merging it with selected features of the vehicle vector. The resulting metaphor vector can be evaluated by comparing it with known landmarks in the semantic space. Thus, metaphorical predication is treated in the present model in exactly the same way as literal predication. Some experimental results concerning metaphor comprehension are simulated within this framework, such as the nonreversibility of metaphors, priming of metaphors with literal statements, and priming of literal statements with metaphors.Keywords
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