TY - GEN
T1 - A new method for measuring english verb's metaphor making potential
AU - Chen, Zili
AU - Webster, Jonathan J.
AU - Hao, Tianyong
AU - Chow, Ian C.
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - A general practice in the research of metaphor has been to investigate its behavior and function in different contexts. This current study aims to investigate the notion that verbs possess a metaphor-making potential, this being an initiatory context-free experiment with metaphor. The goal of this paper is to carry out an in-depth case study of a group of English core verbs using WordNet and SUMO ontology. In order to operationalize the measurement of an English verb's metaphor making potential, a new algorithm has been developed, and a program made to realize the computation. At last, it has been observed that higher frequency verbs generally possess greater metaphor making potential; while a verb's metaphor making potential on the other hand is also strongly influenced by its functional category.
AB - A general practice in the research of metaphor has been to investigate its behavior and function in different contexts. This current study aims to investigate the notion that verbs possess a metaphor-making potential, this being an initiatory context-free experiment with metaphor. The goal of this paper is to carry out an in-depth case study of a group of English core verbs using WordNet and SUMO ontology. In order to operationalize the measurement of an English verb's metaphor making potential, a new algorithm has been developed, and a program made to realize the computation. At last, it has been observed that higher frequency verbs generally possess greater metaphor making potential; while a verb's metaphor making potential on the other hand is also strongly influenced by its functional category.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/70350510856
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:70350510856
SN - 9781577354192
T3 - Proceedings of the 22nd International Florida Artificial Intelligence Research Society Conference, FLAIRS-22
SP - 220
EP - 224
BT - Proceedings of the 22nd International Florida Artificial Intelligence Research Society Conference, FLAIRS-22
T2 - 22nd International Florida Artificial Intelligence Research Society Conference, FLAIRS-22
Y2 - 19 March 2009 through 21 March 2009
ER -