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metaphor comprehension: a standalone construct

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Psycholinguistics

understanding a metaphor by treating the topic as a member of a category the vehicle exemplifies, not by literal comparison.

In psycholinguistics, metaphor comprehension refers to understanding a metaphor by treating the topic as a member of a category the vehicle exemplifies, not by literal comparison. This meaning comes from Glucksberg (1990) in Psychological Review.[1]

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category4 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs comprehension2 fields · 2 citationsjingle · one word, two constructs metaphor3 fields · 3 citationsinvariant · one construct, three systems

References

Glucksberg, S., & Keysar, B. (1990). Understanding metaphorical comparisons: Beyond similarity. Psychological Review, 97(1), 3-18. https://doi.org/10.1037/0033-295x.97.1.3

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