Suppression of semantic features in metaphor comprehension

Banaruee, Hassan; Khoshsima, Hooshang; Khatin‐Zadeh, Omid; Askari, Afsane

doi:10.1080/23311908.2017.1409323

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“…In other words, those nodes that represent metaphorically-irrelevant features of 'shark' are inhibited when this term is interpreted in its metaphorical sense [28]. On the other hand, when this term is interpreted in its literal sense, a large number of nodes are activated, as the literal class of this term is defined by a large number of semantic features [29,30]. Therefore, two very different mechanisms of neural activity may take place to derive two different meanings of the same word, one literal and one metaphorical.…”

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“…Therefore, two very different mechanisms of neural activity may take place to derive two different meanings of the same word, one literal and one metaphorical. A receptive-oriented mode of processing, in which a large number of semantic features are activated, produces literal meaning; on the other hand, a suppressive-oriented mode of processing, in which a large number of semantic features are suppressed, produces metaphorical meaning [30].…”

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The understanding of abstract concepts: a perspective from distributed models of conceptual representation

Khatin‐Zadeh

Farsani

2022

Discov Psychol

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This theoretical article looks at the process of understanding abstract concepts from the perspective of distributed models of conceptual representation. According to these models, meanings of concepts are essentially componential; that is, the meaning of any concept is represented by small units of meaning, which are called semantic features. Based on these models, this article suggests that scope of interpretation and range of associated semantic features are two key differences between abstract and concrete concepts. While abstract concepts are interpreted within wide scopes and in association with large sets of semantic features, concrete concepts are interpreted within narrower scopes and in association with relatively smaller sets of semantic features. Extending the discussion into the metaphoric understanding of abstract concepts in terms of concrete concepts, it is suggested that when an abstract concept is processed, the activation of low-level sub-features may take place in a variety of ways.

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The understanding of abstract concepts: a perspective from distributed models of conceptual representation

Khatin‐Zadeh

Farsani

2022

Discov Psychol

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“…In fact, after the activation of one or several distinctive features, a large number of non-distinctive features are processed to compute the literal sense of the term (Khatin-Zadeh and Vahdat, 2015). This is a receptive-oriented (Banaruee et al, 2017) mode of processing, the result of which is the computation of literal sense of the word. If the context biases metaphorical sense of the term, only one or several semantic features that define the metaphorical class remain active while the rest of features are suppressed (Khatin-Zadeh and Vahdat, 2015).…”

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“…In fact, after the activation of distinctive features, the rest of features are suppressed or inhibited (Glucksberg et al, 2001;Gernsbacher and Robertson, 1999). This is a suppressive-oriented mode of processing (Banaruee et al, 2017). For example, the sentence Rumor is virus biases a metaphorical meaning for the term virus.…”

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Suppression in Metaphor Comprehension: A Perspective From Distributed Models of Conceptual Representation

2019

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This article looks at the process of suppression in metaphor comprehension from the perspective of distributed models of conceptual representation. The aim is to present a picture of what happens during the process of suppression in metaphor comprehension. It is suggested that the process of suppression could take place differently depending on whether vehicle of metaphor is a living or nonliving thing. This difference is the result of differences between the nature of correlations among features in living and nonliving things. Then, a comparison is made between the ways that living and nonliving things function in the vehicle position of metaphors. It is proposed that the three factors of visual features, functional features, and strength of correlation among distinctive features of vehicle play a role in this regard. It is proposed that a visual-oriented mode of processing becomes dominant when a living thing is used in the vehicle position of metaphor. For those metaphors which use a nonliving thing in the vehicle position, functional features of vehicle play a key role in the understanding of metaphor. Finally, the strength of correlation among distinctive features in nonliving things is a key factor for those metaphors that use a nonliving thing in the vehicle position. In these metaphors, the set of distinctive features is the defining set of metaphorical class.

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“…The model proposed by Khatin Zadeh and Vahdat is novel because it presents a new definition for literal and metaphorical classes. This model has been elaborated on in another article by Banaruee et al [5]. In their article, the authors have looked at this model on the basis of findings from some neuropsychological studies.…”

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Abstract and Concrete Representations in Structure-Mapping and Class-Inclusion

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2018

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Suppression of semantic features in metaphor comprehension

Cited by 14 publications

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The understanding of abstract concepts: a perspective from distributed models of conceptual representation

The understanding of abstract concepts: a perspective from distributed models of conceptual representation

Suppression in Metaphor Comprehension: A Perspective From Distributed Models of Conceptual Representation

Abstract and Concrete Representations in Structure-Mapping and Class-Inclusion

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