A Method for Linguistic Metaphor Identification -- Editorial page -- Title page -- LCC data -- Table of contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Linguistic metaphor identification in usage -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. Introducing MIP -- 1.3. Aspects of interpretation -- 1.4. Aspects of conceptualization -- 1.5. Aspects of operationalization -- 1.6. Data collection -- 1.7. Data analysis -- 1.8. Plan of the book -- MIPVU -- 2.1. The basic procedure -- 2.2. Deciding about words: Lexical units -- 2.2.1 General guideline -- 2.2.2 Exceptions -- 2.3. Indirect use potentially explained by cross-domain mapping -- 2.3.1 Identifying contextual meanings -- 2.3.2 Deciding about more basic meanings -- 2.3.3 Deciding about sufficient distinctness -- 2.3.4 Deciding about the role of similarity -- 2.4. Direct use potentially explained by cross-domain mapping -- 2.5. Implicit meaning potentially explained by cross-domain mapping -- 2.6. Signals of potential cross-domain mappings -- 2.7. New-formations and parts that may be potentially explained by cross-domain mapping -- Metaphor identification in news texts -- 3.1. Introduction -- 3.2. Establishing contextual meanings -- 3.2.1 Specialized terms -- 3.2.2 Novel compounds and novel metaphors -- 3.2.3 Contextual ambiguity -- 3.3. Establishing more basic meanings -- 3.4. Contrast and comparison -- 3.5. Direct metaphor -- 3.6. Conclusion -- Metaphor identification in conversation -- 4.1. The wild world of conversation -- 4.2. Illustrating MIPVU in conversation -- 4.3. Challenges to MIPVU -- 4.3.1 Problems with identifying the contextual sense -- 4.3.2 Problems with identifying the basic sense -- 4.3.3 Problems with comparing contextual and basic sense - metonymy -- 4.4. Conclusion -- Metaphor identification in fiction -- 5.1. Introduction -- 5.2. Straightforward application of MIPVU -- 5.3. Interesting issues.

5.3.1 Directly expressed metaphors -- 5.3.2 Character descriptions -- 5.3.3 Personification -- 5.4. Conclusion -- Metaphor identification in academic discourse -- 6.1. Introduction -- 6.2. Unanimous agreement -- 6.3. Lack of agreement -- 6.3.1 Metaphor identification and specialist terms: Metaphorical to whom? -- 6.3.2 Metaphor-related words and scientific models -- 6.3.3 Metaphor-related words and text management -- 6.3.4 Metaphor-related words in extended contexts -- 6.4. Conclusion -- Metaphor identification in Dutch news and conversations -- 7.1. Introduction -- 7.2. Operational issues -- 7.2.1 The corpus: News and conversation -- 7.2.2 Van Dale dictionary and its implications -- 7.3. Linguistic issues: Complex words and fixed expressions -- 7.3.1 Separable Complex Verbs -- 7.3.2 Polywords -- 7.4. Dutch metaphor analysis: Agreement and disagreement -- 7.4.1 Dutch discourse and agreement -- 7.4.2 Dutch discourse and disagreement -- 7.5. Conclusion -- Reliability tests -- 8.1. Introduction -- 8.2. Method -- 8.3. Results and discussion: English-language research -- 8.3.1 Study 1 -- 8.3.2 Study 2 -- 8.3.3 Study 3 -- 8.3.4 Study 4 -- 8.3.5 Study 5 -- 8.3.6 Study 6 -- 8.3.7 General discussion of the English language tests -- 8.4. Results and discussion: Dutch-language research -- 8.5. Conclusion -- From method to research -- 9.1. Lexical units -- 9.1.1 Phrasal verbs -- 9.1.2 Polywords -- 9.1.3 Compounds -- 9.1.4 Conclusion -- 9.2. Words classified as not analyzable or borderline -- 9.2.1 DFMAs -- 9.2.2 WIDLIIs -- 9.2.3 Conclusion -- 9.3. Classes of metaphor and metaphor signals -- 9.4. Individual metaphor-related words -- 9.4.1 Rationale -- 9.4.2 Method -- 9.4.3 Results and discussion -- 9.4.4 Post hoc corrections of individual lexical items -- 9.5. Conclusion -- Metaphor in English discourse -- 10.1. Introduction -- 10.2. Method -- 10.2.1 Materials.

10.2.2 Tools -- 10.2.3 Technique -- 10.2.4 Preparation of final database -- 10.3. Results and discussion: Initial exploration -- 10.3.1 Main metaphor categories -- 10.3.2 Simple and complex lexical units, and borderline cases -- 10.4. Results and discussion: Main analysis -- 10.4.1 Metaphor across register and word class -- 10.4.2 Metaphor across word class in four distinct registers -- 10.5. General comparison and conclusion -- 10.5.1 General comparison -- 10.5.2 Conclusion -- The quality of evidence -- Overview of annotated files from BNC-Baby -- References -- Index.