Different types of icons can trigger different amount of extrinsic and intrinsic motivation to semi-literate users. The different motivational variables are also expected to have different amount of effect on the behavioral intention of the use of such users. Our study approaches these issues from two theoretical perspectives. Based on the theory of metaphor, we argue that an interface which co...

Previous studies have shown metaphoric comprehension deficits in children with learning disabilities. To understand metaphoric language, children must have enough semantic knowledge about the metaphorical terms and the ability to recognize similarity between two different domains. In the current study visual and verbal metaphor understanding was assessed in 20 children with learning disabilitie...

In this paper we will present CyberNet, an interactive 3D dynamic information visualization tool designed to evaluate the added value this technology brings to network management. This paper explains how 3D metaphoric worlds may help the user and points out the problems raised by the dynamic nature of the information. It focuses on the solutions that were adopted to cope with these problems. We...

Son yıllarda bilim insanları tarafından bir anlam oluşturma aracı olarak sıklıkla kullanılan metaforlar, insanların geçmiş bilgi birikimi ve deneyimleri ile geliştirdikleri etiketlerle gerçekliği nasıl inşa ettiklerini anlamaya yaramaktadır. Bu araştırma, Jandarma subay adayları subayların düşünce derinliklerinde “Jandarma” kavramını algıladıklarını metaforlar yoluyla belirlemek amacıyla yapılm...

Metaphor identification in text is an open problem in natural language processing. In this paper, we present a new, supervised learning approach called MIL (Metaphor Identification by Learning), for identifying three major types of metaphoric expressions without using any knowledge resources or handcrafted rules. We derive a set of statistical features from a corpus representing a given domain ...

The idea that the conceptual system draws on sensory and motor systems has received considerable experimental support in recent years. Whether the tight coupling between sensory-motor and conceptual systems is modulated by factors such as context or task demands is a matter of controversy. Here, we tested the context sensitivity of this coupling by using action verbs in three different types of...