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Comprehending anaphoric metaphors.

Raluca Budiu1, John R Anderson

  • 1Department of Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213-3890, USA. raluca@andrew.cmu.edu

Memory & Cognition
|April 18, 2002
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Metaphoric nouns significantly impact sentence comprehension more than metaphoric verbs, potentially causing reading difficulties and comprehension deficits even with context.

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Linguistics
  • Psycholinguistics

Background:

  • Anaphoric metaphors are common in language.
  • Understanding how readers process metaphorical language in context is crucial.
  • Previous research has explored metaphor comprehension, but specific effects of noun vs. verb metaphoricity require further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the comprehension of anaphoric metaphors.
  • To determine the differential impact of metaphoric nouns versus metaphoric verbs on sentence processing.
  • To examine reading times and comprehension accuracy for sentences with varying degrees of metaphoricity.

Main Methods:

  • An experiment was designed manipulating metaphoricity in simple sentences (noun + verb + ending).

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  • Sentences used either metaphoric nouns, metaphoric verbs, or both, compared to literal counterparts.
  • Reading times for sentence components and post-trial comprehension accuracy were measured.

    • Main Results:

    • Metaphoric nouns had a greater impact on sentence comprehension than metaphoric verbs.
    • While overall sentence reading times did not differ, metaphoric nouns were read slower and affected subsequent verb reading times.
    • Participants showed faster reading of sentence endings and increased errors in comprehension questions for metaphoric-noun trials.

    Conclusions:

    • Metaphoric nouns pose a greater challenge to sentence comprehension than metaphoric verbs.
    • A comprehension deficit for anaphoric noun metaphors may exist, even when presented within a supportive context.
    • The findings highlight the distinct processing demands of different metaphorical elements in language comprehension.