Discerning the meaning of an utterance requires not only mastering grammar and knowing
the meanings of words but also understanding the communicative (ie pragmatic) features of …

This paper is intended to provide a critical overview of experimental and clinical research
documenting problems in figurative language processing in atypical populations with a …

A novel cognitive theory of semantics that proposes that the meanings of words can be
described in terms of geometric structures. In The Geometry of Meaning, Peter Gärdenfors …

Interpreting Figurative Meaning critically evaluates the recent empirical work from
psycholinguistics and neuroscience examining the successes and difficulties associated …

I propose that an account of metaphor understanding which covers the full range of cases
has to allow for two routes or modes of processing. One is a process of rapid, local, on-line …

Contemporary theories of metaphor differ in many dimensions, including the discipline they
originate from (eg, linguistics, psychology, philosophy), and whether they are developed …

How does a listener understand a sarcastic'That was a wonderful speech'when the words
point to a positive review? Why do students of introductory logic interpret'Some cabs are …

A large body of electrophysiological literature showed that metaphor comprehension elicits
two different event-related brain potential responses, namely the so-called N400 and P600 …

In computer-mediated communication, emojis can be used for various purposes. As small
graphical images, many emojis depict abstract or concrete objects ideogrammatically. We …

According to recent work on lexical pragmatics within the relevance-theoretic framework,
gras** the intended meaning of a metaphorically used word requires a process of …