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The visual representation of metaphor: A social semiotic approach

, 2013
Complementing cognitive theories which attribute the understanding of visual metaphors to situational and cultural contexts, this study adopts a social semiotic perspective to investigate how visual images themselves are constructed to cue conceptual ...
O'Halloran, Kay, Feng, D.
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Systemic Design in Times of Crisis: Fostering a Collaborative Culture Under Conditions of Energy Vulnerability in Northeastern Iran

Systems Research and Behavioral Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The actualization of innovation in social systems requires interventions within small systems, communities and organizations. At this scale, practitioners can engage directly with the interactions, communication and dialogue among key actors, including those with conflicting interests.
Moein Nedaei
wiley   +1 more source

Metaphor in RailwayTerminology

Metaphor has long been regarded as the trope used in literature and poetry. The second half of the 20th century has changed the viewpoint and looked at metaphor as a widely-used linguistic means in various discourses with terminology of no exception. The
Tretjakova, Jeļena
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Attention to metaphor: from neurons to representations Metaphor in language, cognition, and communication ;, 7./ Valentina Cuccio, University of Palermo ; with a contribution by Gerard Steen, University of Amsterdam.

, 2018
Includes bibliographical references.Intro; Attention to Metaphor; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Introduction; 1. Embodied Simulation as bodily attitude; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 The problem of content; 1.2.1 Representations in ...
Steen Gerard, Cuccio Valentina
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Concrete in architecture: Redefining form, space, function, and insights from bibliometric analysis

Structural Concrete, EarlyView.
Abstract Concrete has become a cornerstone in architectural and engineering innovation, as it seamlessly integrates structural performance with artistic expression. Its evolution from ancient opus caementicium to contemporary ultra‐high‐performance concrete illustrates its adaptability to the change in technological, environmental, and design paradigms.
Mouhcine Benaicha, Khalid El Harrouni, Samir Kabouss   +2 more
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From Viewpoint to Reverse Metaphorization: An Analysis of Deliberate Visual Metaphors in Lifelong Learning

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This study investigates the deliberate use of visual metaphors on a university website. The research material comprises images featured in thematic sections related to lifelong learning (LLL).
N. V. Mongilyova, Y. S. Talybova
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Metaphor in social thought [PDF]

Whereas a number of influences have directed the attention of sociologists and others towards language as a feature of social phenomena, these same influences have served to reveal wide discrepancies in the place accorded to figurative language, and to
Lambourn, David Malcolm
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Analyzing Visual Metaphor and Metonymy to Understand Creativity in Fashion. [PDF]

Front Psychol, 2018
Uno R, Matsuda E, Indurkhya B.
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Formation of Distance‐Based Orientation: Political Identity through Relational Positioning in Israel

Symbolic Interaction, EarlyView.
Distance‐based orientation describes how pejorative labels may serve as anchor points for political identity. Existing research on political labeling has largely emphasized stigmatization, overlooking how labels may acquire durability and orienting capacity without losing pejorative force. Drawing on publicly circulating discourse, we trace positioning
Tammar Friedman, Asaf Saadon
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A Semiotic Analysis of Visual Elements Particular to the Medium of Comics in Alan Ford by Max Bunker and Magnus

Medijske Studije, 2014
This paper presents the results of a semiotic analysis of visual elements characteristic for the medium of comic books applied to the first seventy-five issues of the Croatian edition of Alan Ford.
Hrvoje Gržina
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