Computer Interpretation of Metaphoric Phrases

3A Semantic – Component – Based Approach

There are several dimensions according to which we can view the field of linguistic metaphor. We can consider a single sentence vs. a larger piece of discourse; given the former, a single sentence in which only a part is metaphoric (part – sentence or partial metaphor) vs. one which is totally metaphoric; a metaphor which is all within the physical domain vs. one which crosses domains; conventional vs. unconventional (novel) metaphor; and metaphor based on a recognizable similarity between vehicle and topic vs. metaphor in which the originator creates a similarity. While the latter may roughly correspond to conventional vs. novel metaphors, the line between them is fuzzy, and there are many degrees of ...