Computational Approaches to Figurative Language (2008)
by
Birte Loenneker-rodman
,
Srini Narayanan
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@MISC{Loenneker-rodman08computationalapproaches,
author = {Birte Loenneker-rodman and Srini Narayanan},
title = {Computational Approaches to Figurative Language},
year = {2008}
}
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Abstract
The heading figurative language subsumes multiple phenomena that can be used to perform most linguistic functions including predication, modification, and reference. Figurative language can tap into conceptual and linguistic knowledge (as in the case of idioms, metaphor, and some metonymies) as well as evoke pragmatic factors in interpretation (as in indirect speech acts, humor, irony, or
