Suppression of semantic features in metaphor comprehension

Looking at Glucksberg’s class-inclusion model of metaphor comprehension, this article suggests that metaphorical classes are created by a suppression-oriented mode of comprehension. To give a picture of this mechanism, it draws on a model according to which every metaphorical class is formed by the...

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Main Authors: Hassan Banaruee, Hooshang Khoshsima, Omid Khatin-Zadeh, Afsane Askari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-12-01
Series:Cogent Psychology
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311908.2017.1409323