Figurative Language
Figurative Language
Figurative Language
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Glucksberg, Glidea, & Bookin (1982)<br />
Task: Verification<br />
Statements that are literally false but<br />
metaphorically true<br />
Glucksberg, Glidea, & Bookin (1982)<br />
A. True high-typical sentences<br />
Some birds are robins<br />
B. True low-typical sentences<br />
Some birds are penguins<br />
C. Standard False sentences<br />
Some birds are apples<br />
D. Metaphors<br />
Some jobs are jails Some flutes are birds<br />
E. Scrambled metaphors<br />
Some jobs are birds Some flutes are jails<br />
Glucksberg, Glidea, & Bookin (1982)<br />
A. True high-typical sentences<br />
Some birds are robins<br />
B. True low-typical sentences<br />
Some birds are penguins<br />
Manipulation check: Mean RT for high-typical True<br />
sentences was faster than that for low-typical True<br />
sentences<br />
Glucksberg, Glidea, & Bookin (1982)<br />
If participants ignore the nonliteral meanings of<br />
the metaphors:<br />
False response RTs to metaphors = False response<br />
RTs to scrambled metaphors<br />
BUT, if participants automatically register any<br />
nonliteral meanings that are available:<br />
False response RTs to metaphors > False response<br />
RTs to scrambled metaphors<br />
Mean<br />
True<br />
Some fish are trout 1114<br />
Some birds are eagles<br />
False<br />
Some fish are eagles 1185<br />
Some birds are trout<br />
Gildea & Glucksberg (1983)<br />
Question: Do figurative primes facilitate<br />
metaphor comprehension more than literal<br />
primes?<br />
Scrambled metaphors<br />
Some jobs are snakes 1162<br />
Some roads are jails<br />
Metaphors<br />
Some jobs are jails 1239<br />
Some roads are snakes<br />
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