Metaphor, Simile, Analogy and the Brain

Metaphor Is Like Analogy

A mind is a computer.

Understanding the Internet: Model, Metaphor, and Analogy

THEEFFECTIVE USE, BY STUDENTS AND OTHER USERS, of online and Internet resources depends crucially upon a clear understanding of the form and content of complex electronic networks. Because these networks, and related electronic systems, are often initially unfamiliar even to sophisticated users, it is important that adequate models and analogies be available to support learning and teaching of,...

Detecting Metaphor by Contextual Analogy

As one of the most challenging issues in NLP, metaphor identification and its interpretation have seen many models and methods proposed. This paper presents a study on metaphor identification based on the semantic similarity between literal and non literal meanings of words that can appear at the same context.

Interpretive Diversity as a Source of Metaphor-Simile Distinction

In this paper, we argue that the metaphor form of a comparison (i.e., a topic-vehicle pair) is preferred over, and more comprehensible than, the simile form when the interpretive diversity for that comparison is high. Interpretive diversity refers to the richness of the figurative meaning of a comparison; it is high to the extent that more features or properties are related to the figurative me...

Metaphor and Analogy: The Sun and Moon of Legal Persuasion