Chapter 1. MetaNet
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Eve Sweetser
Abstract
We showcase some of the defining characteristics of the architecture of the MetaNet Automated Metaphor Identification System that make it stand out relative to other metaphor database and computational metaphor identification endeavors. The discussion focuses on the central role played by grammatical constructions in automatically discovering metaphoric language in large corpora, providing examples across the four languages studied – English, Spanish, Farsi, and Russian. Among the many target domains studied, we provide examples from Taxation (e.g., taxes weigh me down, ). Although the system was originally developed primarily to examine metaphors within political and economic domains, the general ontology allows new frames and metaphors to be incorporated, sometimes with very little added labor.
Abstract
We showcase some of the defining characteristics of the architecture of the MetaNet Automated Metaphor Identification System that make it stand out relative to other metaphor database and computational metaphor identification endeavors. The discussion focuses on the central role played by grammatical constructions in automatically discovering metaphoric language in large corpora, providing examples across the four languages studied – English, Spanish, Farsi, and Russian. Among the many target domains studied, we provide examples from Taxation (e.g., taxes weigh me down, ). Although the system was originally developed primarily to examine metaphors within political and economic domains, the general ontology allows new frames and metaphors to be incorporated, sometimes with very little added labor.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents vii
- Preface and acknowledgements ix
- Fantastic metaphors and where to find them 1
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Part I. New methods and digital resources for mining metaphor and metonymy in thought, language, and images
- Chapter 1. MetaNet 23
- Chapter 2. The tripartite typology and the Córdoba Metonymy Database 49
- Chapter 3. Metaphor in the age of mechanical production 75
- Chapter 4. VisMet and the crowd 99
- Chapter 5. MetaNet.HR 123
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Part II. Reflecting on the risks and challenges involved in building and using repositories of figurative language
- Chapter 6. The lexical vs. corpus-based method in the study of metaphors 149
- Chapter 7. Figurative reasoning in hedged performatives 175
- Chapter 8. Mereology in the flesh 199
- Chapter 9. Metaphor repositories and cross-linguistic comparison 225
- Notes on contributors 253
- Metonymy and metaphor index 255
- Author index 257
- Subject index 261
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents vii
- Preface and acknowledgements ix
- Fantastic metaphors and where to find them 1
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Part I. New methods and digital resources for mining metaphor and metonymy in thought, language, and images
- Chapter 1. MetaNet 23
- Chapter 2. The tripartite typology and the Córdoba Metonymy Database 49
- Chapter 3. Metaphor in the age of mechanical production 75
- Chapter 4. VisMet and the crowd 99
- Chapter 5. MetaNet.HR 123
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Part II. Reflecting on the risks and challenges involved in building and using repositories of figurative language
- Chapter 6. The lexical vs. corpus-based method in the study of metaphors 149
- Chapter 7. Figurative reasoning in hedged performatives 175
- Chapter 8. Mereology in the flesh 199
- Chapter 9. Metaphor repositories and cross-linguistic comparison 225
- Notes on contributors 253
- Metonymy and metaphor index 255
- Author index 257
- Subject index 261
