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Andrew Ortony

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Publications

55

Citations

7.3K

H-Index

37

Active since

1971

Affiliations

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign(Current)

Northwestern University

University of Virginia

Acton Institute

Andrew Ortony is an author at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign specializing in social sciences, language studies, and linguistics.

Top concepts

Social SciencesCognitive ScienceLanguageLinguisticsEmotionPsychologyPsycholinguisticsAffective NeuroscienceAffective ComputingSemantics

Publications per year

1971–2021

55

Publications

55

Beyond literal similarity.

Andrew Ortony · Psychological Review · 1979 · 630 citations

Applied Linguistics, Philosophy Of Language, Nonliteral Similarity Statements +14

Why Metaphors Are Necessary and Not Just Nice<sup>1</sup>

Andrew Ortony · Educational Theory · 1975 · 572 citations

Philosophy Of Language, Semantic Analysis (Linguistics), Visual Metaphor +7

The Cognitive Structure of Emotions.

B. N. Colby, Andrew Ortony, Gerald L. Clore et al. · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews · 1989 · 545 citations

Appraisal Structure, Behavioral Decision Making, Affective Variable +22

Interpreting metaphors and idioms: Some effects of context on comprehension

Andrew Ortony, Diane L. Schallert, Ralph E. Reynolds et al. · Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior · 1978 · 535 citations

Cognitive Science, Experimental Pragmatic, Semantic Interpretation +8

The Referential Structure of the Affective Lexicon

Andrew Ortony, Gerald L. Clore, Mark A. Foss · Cognitive Science · 1987 · 478 citations

Affective Variable, Social Psychology, Empathy +23

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