Moreover, the putative literal meanings of sentences do not contribute in systematic ways toward the understanding of speakers' utterance meanings. These observations suggest that the distinctions between literal and metaphoric meanings, and between semantics and pragmatics, have little psychological validity.
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This paper evaluates the psychological status of literal meaning. Most linguistic and philosophical theories assume that sentences have well-specified literal ...
Evaluates the psychological status of literal meaning (LM). Most linguistic and philosophical theories assume that sentences have well-specified LMs.
This paper assesses the relation of literal meaning to a psychological theory of natural language understanding.
Literal meaning and psychological theory.R. GibbsjR - 1984 - Cognitive Science 8 (3):275-304. Review of Raymond W. Gibbs, jr., Embodiment and Cognitive Science.
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Literal Meaning and Psychological Theory.Raymond W. Gibbs - 1984 - Cognitive Science 8 (3):275-304. Defending Literal Meaning.Marcelo Dascal - 1987 ...
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Based on psychological studies which show that metaphors and other nonliteral constructions are comprehended in the same amount of time as.
I propose an alternative approach in which literal meanings are systematically used to convey figurative meanings through the process of allusion.
Suppression of literal meaning in single and extended metaphors
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Mar 14, 2023 · Within Relevance Theory, it has been suggested that extended metaphors might be processed differently relative to single metaphoric uses.