Comparing the online interpretation processes of metaphors and similes
Metaphors take the form 'topic x is vehicle y' (e.g. life is a journey ). Similes add "like" (e.g. life is like a journey ). A reading experiment (self-paced moving-window paradigm) tested online interpretation of metaphors and similes followed by explanations; for example, John...
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2007
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| Online Access: | http://spectrum.library.concordia.ca/975524/1/MR34456.pdf Roncero, Carlos <http://spectrum.library.concordia.ca/view/creators/Roncero=3ACarlos=3A=3A.html> (2007) Comparing the online interpretation processes of metaphors and similes. Masters thesis, Concordia University. |