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In:Metaphor Identification in Multiple Languages: MIPVU around the world
Edited by Susan Nacey, Aletta G. Dorst, Tina Krennmayr and W. Gudrun Reijnierse
[Converging Evidence in Language and Communication Research 22] 2019
► pp. 23–40

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Chapter 2
MIPVU: A manual for identifying metaphor-related words

 | , , The NetherlandsUniversity of Amsterdam , The Netherlands
 | , , The NetherlandsLeiden University , The Netherlands
 | , , SwitzerlandBasel University, Switzerland
 | , , The NetherlandsVU University Amsterdam , The Netherlands
 | , , The NetherlandsVU University Amsterdam , The Netherlands
 | , , The Netherlandsformerly affiliated with VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Published online: 28 November 2019
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Article outline
  • 2.1The basic procedure
  • 2.2Deciding about words: Lexical units
    • 2.2.1General guideline
    • 2.2.2Exceptions
      • Tests for deciding between phrasal/prepositional verbs
  • 2.3Indirect use potentially explained by cross-domain mapping
    • 2.3.1Identifying contextual meanings
    • 2.3.2Deciding about more basic meanings
    • 2.3.3Deciding about sufficient distinctness
    • 2.3.4Deciding about the role of similarity
  • 2.4Direct use potentially explained by cross-domain mapping
  • 2.5Implicit meaning potentially explained by cross-domain mapping
  • 2.6Signals of potential cross-domain mappings
  • 2.7New formations and parts that may be potentially explained by cross-domain mapping
  • Acknowledgements
  • Note
  • References
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