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From ends to causes (and back again) by metaphor: the paradox of natural selection [PDF]
, 2013 Natural selection is one of the most famous metaphors in the history of science. Charles Darwin used the metaphor and the underlying analogy to frame his ideas about evolution and its main driving mechanism into a full-fledged theory.
Blancke, Stefaan +4 more
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Ontological Metaphor in Adele’s Selected Song Lyrics
Vivid: Journal of Language and Literature, 2017 This article discusses the ontological metaphor found in Adele’s songs. It aims to determine the types of ontological metaphor and their meanings. Lakoff and Johnson’s theory of conceptual metaphor is used in analyzing the data.
Bindra Gisca Maya
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Denotation and connotation in the human-computer interface: The ‘Save as...’ command [PDF]
, 2004 This paper presents a semiotic technique as a means of exploring meaning and understanding in interface design and use. This is examined through a study of the interaction between the ‘file’ metaphor and ‘save as’ command metaphor.
Chris Condon +4 more
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Metaphor and Theological Realism [PDF]
, 2014 In this paper, I argue that there are indispensable and irreducible metaphors in religious language and that this does not threaten a realist interpretation of religion.
Sebastian, Gäb
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The Role of Input in the Use of Metaphor in L2 Writing
ES Review, 2022 In comparison with the important number of studies devoted to metaphor comprehension by L2 speakers, scant attention has been paid to metaphor production, which would also require an account of where to find support for metaphor use. This paper explores
Marta Martín-Gilete
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Metaphor, indeterminacy, and intention [PDF]
, 2002 David Cooper has argued that it is a constraint on any acceptable theory of metaphor that it account for the 'indeterminacy' of metaphorical content, that is, the sense that many metaphors admit of more than one acceptable interpretation, none of which ...
McGonigal, A.
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Grammatical metaphors in English [PDF]
, 2004 This article focuses on the concept of 'grammatical metaphor' as it has been introduced in the framework of Systemic Functional Linguistics. It first explains 'metaphor' in general, as it is traditionally known.
Taverniers, Miriam
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Metaphor Used in Elemental: Forces of Nature Movie
Prasasti: Journal of LinguisticsMetaphor is a beautiful way to communicate through understanding hidden meanings in language. The objectives of this research are to analyze what types the metaphor are employed in the Elemental: Forces of Nature movie and reveal the reasons behind its ...
Insyira Nur Maeza +2 more
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Metaphors, Symbol, and Application “Purusha-Prakriti” [PDF]
, 2012 Understanding the meaning of metaphor and how metaphor used in the daily language as the background and fundamental before continuing in the next step of understanding, in using metaphor as the approaching in the design strategy. Relation the metaphor in
Nyoman, Dewi Pebryani, S.T., M.A
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Teoría de la Educación: Revista Interuniversitaria, 2014 This article tries to understand, following Daniel Hameline and Nanine Charbonnel, why in education we cannot escape the presence and the function that metaphor plays inside the texts and the pedagogical and educational discourses.
Alberto Filipe ARAÚJO
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