Figurative language is (implicitly) more dynamic and emotionally deeper than literal language

Two experiments investigated the nature of the emotional differences between figurative language and literal counterparts. The semantic differential method was used with principal component analysis as a data-driven implicit method for distinguishing emotional variables. The first experiment found t...

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Main Authors: Tshering Yanzom Dorji, Frank H. Durgin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2025-01-01
Series:Language and Cognition
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Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S1866980825100100/type/journal_article
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