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Chapter 1. An assessment of metaphor retrieval methods
Abstract
This chapter offers a quantitative assessment of different techniques and tools for retrieving metaphors from large electronic corpora. These are (i) reading parts of a larger corpus in order to find candidates that are then sought for in the whole corpus; (ii) searching for metaphors using different search terms; (iii) looking for metaphor clusters; (iv) finding metaphor candidates through keywords; (v) finding metaphor candidates through the Metaphor Candidate Identifier; and (vi) finding metaphor candidates by computing semantic relatedness between neighbouring words.
Abstract
This chapter offers a quantitative assessment of different techniques and tools for retrieving metaphors from large electronic corpora. These are (i) reading parts of a larger corpus in order to find candidates that are then sought for in the whole corpus; (ii) searching for metaphors using different search terms; (iii) looking for metaphor clusters; (iv) finding metaphor candidates through keywords; (v) finding metaphor candidates through the Metaphor Candidate Identifier; and (vi) finding metaphor candidates by computing semantic relatedness between neighbouring words.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- List of contributors vii
- Acknowledgements ix
- Introduction 1
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Part 1. Contexts of research
- Chapter 1. An assessment of metaphor retrieval methods 21
- Chapter 2. Metaphor in discourse 51
- Chapter 3. Metaphor identification in Dutch discourse 69
- Chapter 4. Locating metaphor candidates in specialized corpora using raw frequency and keyword lists 85
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Part 2. Contexts of production
- Chapter 5. Metaphor variation across L1 and L2 speakers of English 109
- Chapter 6. Metaphorical expressions in L2 production 135
- Chapter 7. Researching linguistic metaphor in native, non-native and expert writing 149
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Part 3. Contexts of interpretation
- Chapter 8. Appreciation and interpretation of visual metaphors in advertising across three European countries 177
- Chapter 9. English native speakers’ interpretations of culture-bound Japanese figurative expressions 195
- Chapter 10. The limits of comprehension in cross-cultural metaphor 217
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Part 4. Metaphor, topic, and discourse
- Chapter 11. Conceptual types of terminological metaphors in marine biology 239
- Chapter 12. Gestures, language, and what they reveal about thought 261
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Part 5. Metaphor and culture
- Chapter 13. Armed with patience, suffering an emotion 285
- Chapter 14. Trolls 309
- Chapter 15. A computational exploration of creative similes 329
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Part 6. Afterword and prospects for future research
- Chapter 16. Metaphors, snowflakes, and termite nests 347
- Name index 373
- Terms index 375
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- List of contributors vii
- Acknowledgements ix
- Introduction 1
-
Part 1. Contexts of research
- Chapter 1. An assessment of metaphor retrieval methods 21
- Chapter 2. Metaphor in discourse 51
- Chapter 3. Metaphor identification in Dutch discourse 69
- Chapter 4. Locating metaphor candidates in specialized corpora using raw frequency and keyword lists 85
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Part 2. Contexts of production
- Chapter 5. Metaphor variation across L1 and L2 speakers of English 109
- Chapter 6. Metaphorical expressions in L2 production 135
- Chapter 7. Researching linguistic metaphor in native, non-native and expert writing 149
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Part 3. Contexts of interpretation
- Chapter 8. Appreciation and interpretation of visual metaphors in advertising across three European countries 177
- Chapter 9. English native speakers’ interpretations of culture-bound Japanese figurative expressions 195
- Chapter 10. The limits of comprehension in cross-cultural metaphor 217
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Part 4. Metaphor, topic, and discourse
- Chapter 11. Conceptual types of terminological metaphors in marine biology 239
- Chapter 12. Gestures, language, and what they reveal about thought 261
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Part 5. Metaphor and culture
- Chapter 13. Armed with patience, suffering an emotion 285
- Chapter 14. Trolls 309
- Chapter 15. A computational exploration of creative similes 329
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Part 6. Afterword and prospects for future research
- Chapter 16. Metaphors, snowflakes, and termite nests 347
- Name index 373
- Terms index 375