Conventionality and aptness are two dimensions of metaphorical sentences thought to play an important role in determining how quick and easy it is to process a metaphor. Conventionality refers to the familiarity of a metaphor whereas aptness refers to the degree to which a metaphor vehicle captures important features of a metaphor topic. In recent years it has become clear that operationalizing...

We investigated the effect of aptness in the comprehension of copular metaphors (e.g., Lawyers are sharks) by Alzheimer's Disease (AD) patients. Aptness is the extent to which the vehicle (e.g., shark) captures salient properties of the topic (e.g., lawyers). A group of AD patients provided interpretations for metaphors that varied both in aptness and familiarity. Compared to healthy controls, ...

Aptness, defined as how the vehicle is well able to cover the salient features of the tenor (e.g., oil is like liquid gold vs. a train is like a worm), is claimed to be an important factor in the preference for metaphors over similes, or vice versa. This study was an attempt to test for the supposed correlation between the perceived degree of aptness and a priori stylistic preference for metaph...

Are demands for equality motivated by envy? Nietzsche, Freud, Hayek, and Nozick all thought so. Call this the Envy Objection. For egalitarians, Objection is meant to sting. Many egalitarians have tried evade But should be worried about In article, I argue that stop worrying learn love envy. persistent unwillingness embrace rooted in a common misunderstanding of nature charge, what it reveals, c...

aptness, defined as how the vehicle is well able to cover the salient features of the tenor (e.g., oil is like liquid gold vs. a train is like a worm), is claimed to be an important factor in the preference for metaphors over similes, or vice versa. this study was an attempt to test for the supposed correlation between the perceived degree of aptness and a priori stylistic preference for metaph...

Abstract This article develops a new approach for theorizing about hermeneutical injustice. According to dominant view, injustice results from gap : one lacks the conceptual tools needed make sense of, or communicate, important social experiences, where this lack is result of an in background methods used determine resources. I argue that incomplete. It fails capture species which doesn't resou...