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Figurative Language Analysis

Figurative Language Analysis is a methodological framework within rhetorical style comparison that systematically identifies, classifies, and interprets non-literal linguistic devices—such as metaphors, similes, and metonymies—to elucidate their expressive, persuasive, and stylistic functions in discourse.

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975

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2017–2026

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Publications

549

<b>Handbook of psycholinguistics.</b> Ed. by Morton Ann Gernsbacher. New York: Academic Press, 1994, Pp. 1174.

Helen Smith Cairns · Language · 1996 · 1.9K citations

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MIP: A Method for Identifying Metaphorically Used Words in Discourse

Metaphor and Symbol · 2007 · 1.8K citations

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Figures of speech: Figurative expressions and the management of topic transition in conversation

Paul Drew, Elizabeth Holt · Language in Society · 1998 · 502 citations · Full text

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Adding more fuel to the fire: An eye-tracking study of idiom processing by native and non-native speakers

Anna Siyanova‐Chanturia, Kathy Conklin, Norbert Schmitt · Second language Research · 2011 · 445 citations · Full text

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MIP: A Method for Identifying Metaphorically Used Words in Discourse

Pragglejaz Group · Metaphor and Symbol · 2007 · 445 citations

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Authors

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    Ekaterina Shutova

    University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

    8 publications · 680 citations

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  2. ES
    Elena Semino

    Lancaster University, United Kingdom

    6 publications · 439 citations

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  3. AD
    Alice Deignan

    University of Leeds, United Kingdom

    5 publications · 896 citations

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  4. BB
    Beata Beigman Klebanov

    Educational Testing Service, United States

    5 publications · 347 citations

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    Francesco Barbieri

    Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain

    5 publications · 298 citations

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Institutions

433

  1. Lancaster University

    Lancaster, United Kingdom

    10 h-index

    17 publications

    1.1K citations

  2. University of Birmingham

    Birmingham, United Kingdom

    8 h-index

    14 publications

    1.5K citations

  3. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    8 h-index

    16 publications

    1K citations

  4. University of York

    York, United Kingdom

    6 h-index

    6 publications

    985 citations

  5. University of Leeds

    Leeds, United Kingdom

    6 h-index

    7 publications

    1.3K citations

  6. University of Amsterdam

    Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    6 h-index

    6 publications

    431 citations

  7. University of California, Santa Cruz

    Santa Cruz, United States

    5 h-index

    8 publications

    544 citations

  8. Universidad de La Rioja

    Logroño, Spain

    5 h-index

    6 publications

    533 citations

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  1. Metaphor and Symbol

    29 publications · 4.1K citations

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  2. Journal of Pragmatics

    12 publications · 954 citations

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  3. Metaphor and Symbolic Activity

    11 publications · 300 citations

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  5. Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research

    JSLHR · 7 publications · 536 citations

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