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Publication details [#28387]

Keysar, Boaz. 1994. Discourse context effects: Metaphorical and literal interpretations. Discourse Processes 18 (3) : 247–269.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

context | figurative meaning | literal meaning | selection restriction

Place, Publisher

Ablex Publishing Company

ISBN

0163-853X

Journal WWW

www.erlbaum.com/Journals/Electronic/electronic.htm

Annotation

This article examines discourse context effects, which can suggest or eliminate a meaning, on metaphorical and especially literal text interpretation, suggesting that similar principles govern their selection.