When to use a metaphor: metaphors in dialogical explanations with addressees of different expertise
The present study aims to understand how metaphors are used in explanations. According to many current theories, metaphors have a conceptual function for the understanding of abstract objects. From this theoretical assumption, we derived the hypothesis that the lower the expertise of the addressee o...
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| Main Authors: | Ingrid Scharlau, Miriam Körber, Meghdut Sengupta, Henning Wachsmuth |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2024-12-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Language Sciences |
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| Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/flang.2024.1474924/full |
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