A metonym is a word with a figurative meaning, similar to a metaphor. Because metonyms are closely related to metaphors, we apply features that are used successfully for metaphor recognition to the task of detecting metonyms. On the ACL SemEval 2007 Task 8 data with gold standard metonym annotations, our system achieved 86.45% accuracy on the location metonyms. Our code can be found on GitHub.

This research aims to find stylistic aspects and moral-oriented diction contained in the novel Saraswati Si Gadis Dalam Sunyi by A. A Navis, analyzing utilizing results of analysis as an alternative preparation teaching materials for class XII SMA students. The method used this is descriptive qualitative method. Descriptive that puts forward interpretations form. According Sugiono (2011, pp. 8-...

Although the left hemisphere is critical for language, clinical, behavioral, and neuroimaging research suggest that the right hemisphere also contributes to language comprehension. In particular, research has suggested that figurative language may be one type of language that preferentially engages right hemisphere regions. However, there is disagreement about whether these regions within the r...

In linguistics metaphor has been recognized as a figurative word that serves artistic and journalistic style descriptive-decorative tool. But we did not pay much attention to the name-creating function of metaphor, fact it is tool brings out mental actions (associations, stereotypes) person through language. Metaphor's property revealing true world, including universal logical knowledge (primit...

Based on twelve in-depth interviews at a battered women’s support center in Colima, Mexico in 1996, the following paper is an analysis of the figurative language used by battered women at different points of group therapy. This research compares the type of metaphors and similes used by participants at the beginning of the therapeutic process with those used by participants at the end of the sa...

Figurative language is part of our everyday life where meaning communicated indirectly. Metaphor among the major figurative devices that are commonly encountered in interactions. This study investigates use metaphors employed to conceptualize abstract concepts, namely anger both English and Arabic. For this purpose, a corpus metaphorical expressions denoting languages was utilized. These were c...

Automated processing of clinical texts is commonly faced with various less exposed, and not so regularly discussed linguistically complex problems that need to be addressed. One of these issues concerns the usage of figurative language. Figurative language implies the use of words that go beyond their ordinary meaning, a linguistically complex and challenging problem and also a problem that cau...

Abstract The purpose of this study is to examine layperson perceptions creativity associated with figurative language and play. To do so, participants wrote attention-grabbing responses for two news stories rated whether their were less, equally, or more creative when compared preconstructed containing different combinations metaphor sarcasm. Participants’ answers also analyzed the presence Res...

language is the mind device to develop human’sperception from world and metaphor is the mind tool to extend the language, so poets and artists utilize metaphorsto extend language and consequently mind’sperception of reality. as we know in movement from modern to postmodern era everything including art and culture encountered a variety of changes and one of these changes was emergence of metapho...

Abstract This paper discusses methodological issues related to the implementation of experimental studies that investigate processing literal and metaphorical expressions. The first central aim is discuss questions arising from current research on figurative language, such as use heterogeneous stimuli their suitability for investigating language. At center discussion contextual cognitive domina...