DMIP: A method for identifying potentially deliberate metaphor in language use

W.G. Reijnierse; C.F. Burgers; T. Krennmayr; G.J. Steen

doi:10.1007/s41701-017-0026-7

DMIP: A method for identifying potentially deliberate metaphor in language use

W.G. Reijnierse
, C.F. Burgers
, T. Krennmayr
, G.J. Steen

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This paper introduces the Deliberate Metaphor Identification Procedure (DMIP), a method for the systematic and reliable identification of potentially deliberate metaphor in language use. We take a semiotic approach to deliberate metaphor, and propose that, on a semiotic level, the distinction between potentially deliberate and non-deliberate metaphor hinges on the question whether the source domain functions as a distinct referent in the meaning of a metaphorical utterance. We present DMIP and illustrate the procedure in practice on the basis of the analysis of a series of real-world examples. We also report on inter-rater reliability testing. Finally, we discuss the implications of adopting DMIP as a tool for deliberate-metaphor analysis, and point out how this approach can contribute to the further development of Deliberate Metaphor Theory.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	129-147
Number of pages	19
Journal	Corpus Pragmatics
Volume	2
Issue number	2
Early online date	25 Oct 2017
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s41701-017-0026-7
Publication status	Published - Jun 2018

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The contribution of W. Gudrun Reijnierse was supported by Grant No. 322-89-006, awarded by the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO), www.nwo.nl . The research reported in this paper is part of Reijnierse’s doctoral dissertation, supervised by the second, third, and fourth author. This research was carried out within the Metaphor Lab Amsterdam, a joint venture of the Network Institute (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) and the Amsterdam Center for Language and Communication (ACLC; University of Amsterdam), www.metaphorlab.amsterdam . Reijnierse is currently at the Centre for Language Studies at Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands. The authors would like to thank Kiki Y. Renardel de Lavalette for her assistance with reliability coding. The contribution of W. Gudrun Reijnierse was supported by Grant No. 322-89-006, awarded by the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO), www.nwo.nl. The research reported in this paper is part of Reijnierse’s doctoral dissertation, supervised by the second, third, and fourth author. This research was carried out within the Metaphor Lab Amsterdam, a joint venture of the Network Institute (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) and the Amsterdam Center for Language and Communication (ACLC; University of Amsterdam), www.metaphorlab.amsterdam. Reijnierse is currently at the Centre for Language Studies at Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands. The authors would like to thank Kiki Y. Renardel de Lavalette for her assistance with reliability coding.

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Amsterdam Center for Language and Communication
Centre for Language Studies at Radboud University Nijmegen
Universiteit van Amsterdam
Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek

Keywords

Deliberate metaphor
Deliberate Metaphor Theory (DMT)
Discourse
Identification procedure
Corpus analysis
Metaphor

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