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Why we mix metaphors (and mix them well): Discourse coherence, conceptual metaphor, and beyond
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This article explored the phenomenon of metaphors that occur in close textual adjacency, i.e. as metaphor clusters, but do not share a similar cognitive basis, and found that metaphors are typically embedded in separate clauses situated at different temporal, causal, speaker, or belief-related conceptual planes.About:
This article is published in Journal of Pragmatics.The article was published on 2010-01-01. It has received 98 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Conceptual metaphor & Metaphor.read more
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Towards systemic and adaptive governance: Exploring the revealing and concealing aspects of contemporary social-learning metaphors
TL;DR: In this paper, metaphor theory and analysis is used to explore competing and sometimes contested claims about the nature and utility of social learning, and seven metaphor clusters are identified from the sustainability and natural resource management literature.
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Extended Conceptual Metaphor Theory
TL;DR: In this paper, an extended conceptual metaphor theory (CMT) is proposed for extended conceptual metaphor theory, including a discussion on whether literal language exists at all, whether conceptual metaphors are both conceptual and contextual, and whether they are both offline and online.
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Exploring metaphors of capitals and the framing of multiple capitals: Challenges and opportunities for
TL;DR: In this article, the authors explore the potential of the metaphor of capital, and chart the development of the multiple capitals concept in the International Framework and consider how it might develop and be used.
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An Investigation into Metaphor Use at Different Levels of Second Language Writing
TL;DR: This article found that the overall density of metaphor increases from CEFR levels A2 to C2, and significantly more errors start to be perceived in the metaphorically used words, and there is more evidence of L1 influence.
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Synthetic biology: building the language for a new science brick by metaphorical brick
Iina Hellsten,Brigitte Nerlich +1 more
TL;DR: This article examined metaphors used in English-speaking press coverage to conceptualize a new type of (interdisciplinary) bioscience: synthetic biology and found that three central metaphors were used between 2008 and May 2010.
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Metaphors We Live By
George Lakoff,Mark Johnson +1 more
TL;DR: Lakoff and Johnson as mentioned in this paper suggest that these basic metaphors not only affect the way we communicate ideas, but actually structure our perceptions and understandings from the beginning, and they offer an intriguing and surprising guide to some of the most common metaphors and what they can tell us about the human mind.
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Metaphors We Live by
TL;DR: Lakoff and Johnson as mentioned in this paper suggest that these basic metaphors not only affect the way we communicate ideas, but actually structure our perceptions and understandings from the beginning, and they offer an intriguing and surprising guide to some of the most common metaphors and what they can tell us about the human mind.
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Rhetorical Structure Theory : Toward a Functional Theory of Text Organization
TL;DR: Rhetorical Structure Theory (RST) as mentioned in this paper is a descriptive theory of a major aspect of the organization of natural text, which is a linguistically useful method for describing natural texts, characterizing their Structure primarily in terms of relations that hold between parts of the text.
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The Way We Think: Conceptual Blending And The Mind's Hidden Complexities
Gilles Fauconnier,Mark Turner +1 more
TL;DR: Fauconnier and Turner as discussed by the authors show that conceptual blending is the root of the cognitively modern human mind, and that conceptual blends themselves are continually combined and reblended to create the rich mental fabric in which we live.