Metaphor-based meaning excavation

Yair Neuman; Ophir Nave

doi:10.1016/j.ins.2009.04.011

Metaphor-based meaning excavation

Yair Neuman, Ophir Nave

School of Education

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Abstract

Excavating the meaning of a target term is a challenge facing information sciences and various applications of Web 3.0. In this paper, we present a novel method for excavating the meaning of a target term by analyzing metaphors in which the term is embedded. More specifically, we (1) review some of the basic theoretical difficulties associated with the dominant cognitive theories of metaphor; (2) outline a mathematical model of metaphor that addresses some of these difficulties; (3) introduce a novel method for excavating metaphor-based meaning; and (4) illustrate the relevance of the methodology and the potential applications of the model with a concrete example.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2719-2728
Number of pages	10
Journal	Information Sciences
Volume	179
Issue number	16
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ins.2009.04.011
State	Published - 20 Jul 2009

Keywords

Category theory
Interdisciplinary research
Meaning
Metaphor
Semiotics
Web 3.0

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Software
Control and Systems Engineering
Theoretical Computer Science
Computer Science Applications
Information Systems and Management
Artificial Intelligence

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