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Autor/inn/en | Glucksberg, Sam; Keysar, Boaz |
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Titel | Understanding Metaphorical Comparisons: Beyond Similarity. |
Quelle | In: Psychological Review, 97 (1990) 1, S.3-18 |
Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 0033-295X |
Schlagwörter | Classification; Comprehension; Metaphors; Symbols (Literary); Theories |
Abstract | It is argued that metaphors, rather than simply being comparison statements, are class-inclusion assertions in which the topic of the metaphor is assigned to a diagnostic category, This provides the basis of a metaphor comprehension theory and clarifies why metaphors are used instead of similes. (SLD) |
Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |