In this paper we propose that a metaphor can be used to represent domains that are not easily quantifiable. Formal representation of the metaphor then can be used as an interface to communicate information about those domains between the human and the computer at a cognitive and visual level. We propose a model, which uses the metaphor of a human face as an interface data formatting system for ...

the present study aims at discussing whether metaphors in the qur’an, revealed more than 1400 years ago, are dead, moribund or live and how these three types of metaphors have been translated in three english and three persian translations of the qur’an. the results reveal that among 70 metaphors examined, while only about 32.85% are live metaphors, about 67.14% are moribund, but none of the ca...

Contents The Representation of Culture in Arabic pedagogy books to non-Arabic languages Danesh Mohammadi, Sakineh Zarenejad....................................................... 1 Critical Study of the‏‏manifestations of Mamluke's life from the novel “Alsaeroun‏‏niyam...

Motivated by the famous Waddington’s epigenetic landscape metaphor in developmental biology, biophysicists and applied mathematicians made different proposals to realize this metaphor in a rationalized way. We adopt comprehensive perspectives to systematically investigate three different but closely related realizations in recent literature: namely the potential landscape theory from the steady...

Fantastic literature is one of the most popular genres in the world. Due to its wide scope, literary theoreticians have put forth numerous theories to explain its various dimensions. On the other hand, many Persian literary texts make use of these features, but they have not been sufficiently investigated yet. In the field of mysticism, due to the connection with supernatural affairs, numerous ...

Most research on Internet auction fraud focuses exclusively on the relationship between the con-artist and victim. However, the con-artist and victim are situated in an ecology comprising the auction house, police, and auction community. This paper employs the ‘parasite’ metaphor as a way of building theory about Internet auction fraud. We begin by describing the parasite metaphor. We then intr...

Analogies and metaphors are pervasive in language and thought . They range from scientific analogies, such as "electricity is like flowing water," to expressive comparisons such as "the moon, the massy pearl of night," to whole systems of extended meanings, such as "rising and falling GNP" (Lakoff & Johnson, 1980 ; Kittay & Lehrer, 1981 ; Nagy, 1974). In this article we ask how such comparisons...