A Neural-Symbolic Approach to the Contemporary Theory of Metaphor

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Contemporary Theory of Metaphor Sets, Functions and Networks Example Applications and conclusion The Classical Theory of Metaphor Dates back to Aristotle Do not go gentle into that good night. Dylan Thomas Metaphors: Instances of novel poetic language in which words (like go and night) are not used in their normal everyday sense. Defines metaphor as a matter of language Describes metaphorical expression as mutually exclusive with the realm of ordinary language 2 / 19
Contemporary Theory of Metaphor Sets, Functions and Networks Example Applications and conclusion The Contemporary Theory of Metaphor ”The generalizations governing poetic metaphorical expressions are not in language, but in thought: they are general mappings across conceptual domains. Moreover, these general principles which take the form of conceptual mappings, apply not just to novel poetic expressions, but to much of ordinary everyday language. In short, the locus of metaphor is not in language at all, but in the way we conceptualize one mental domain in terms of another. The general theory of metaphor is given by characterizing such cross-domain mappings. And in the process, everyday abstract concepts like time, states, change, causation, and purpose also turn out to be metaphorical.” [G. Lakoff, The Contemporary Theory of Metaphor] 3 / 19
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