Analysis of Metaphor and Comparison in "Metaphor-structure "Sentences

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10.2991/meici-15.2015.308How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Metaphor Structure Sentences; Comparison; Analogy; Similarity; Equivalence

Abstract

“Like” and “as if” are two words that are frequently used. In order to make it convenient, this paper will use “metaphor-structure sentence” to refer to sentences with “like” or “as if” and represents them with “A is like B”. In “metaphor-structure” sentences, the meanings of “like” and “as if” are very flexible because these two words can refer to analogy, comparison, speculation, indication and instance, etc. Herein, the most difficult to discriminate between is comparison and analogy. This paper proposes “three see” standard to discriminate analogy and comparison of “metaphor structure” sentences: to see whether A and B in “metaphor structure” sentences are different essentially; to see whether A and B in “metaphor structure” sentences are similar; and to see whether A and B in “metaphor structure” sentences are equivalent.

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© 2015, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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AU  - Meifang Yang
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TI  - Analysis of Metaphor and Comparison in "Metaphor-structure "Sentences
BT  - Proceedings of the 2015 International Conference on Management, Education, Information and Control
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 1787
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SN  - 1951-6851
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