Metaphor-based meaning excavation

  • Authors:
  • Yair Neuman;Ophir Nave

  • Affiliations:
  • Office for Interdisciplinary Research, Department of Education, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, 84105 Beer-Sheva, Israel;Department of Mathematics, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel

  • Venue:
  • Information Sciences: an International Journal
  • Year:
  • 2009

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Abstract

Excavating the meaning of a target term is a challenge facing information sciences and various applications of Web 3.0. In this paper, we present a novel method for excavating the meaning of a target term by analyzing metaphors in which the term is embedded. More specifically, we (1) review some of the basic theoretical difficulties associated with the dominant cognitive theories of metaphor; (2) outline a mathematical model of metaphor that addresses some of these difficulties; (3) introduce a novel method for excavating metaphor-based meaning; and (4) illustrate the relevance of the methodology and the potential applications of the model with a concrete example.