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Guest Editor:

Prof. Dr. L. David Ritchie

Professor, Department of

Communication, Portland State

University, Portland, OR 97207,

USA

cgrd@pdx.edu

Deadline for manuscript

submissions:

1 March 2024

Message from the Guest Editor

Dear Colleagues,

Discussions of metaphors o��en imply that they have fixed,

code-like meanings. However, there is ample evidence that

metaphors are o��en ambiguous and susceptible to a

variety of interpretations.

Contributions to this Special Issue are welcome from any

perspective. When they encounter an ambiguous

metaphor, do interlocutors access different conceptual

metaphors? Do they activate different perceptual

simulations? Do they generate or activate different

comparisons or different categories? How do speakers or

writers use "tuning devices" to guide or influence

disambiguation? How do contextual factors influence

audiences' identification of a metaphor as deliberate or

not deliberate, and if people differ in how they identify a

metaphor as deliberate or not, how does this affect their

communicative interactions?

Acceptable topics might address any aspect of metaphor

theory, including metaphor identification and

interpretation, effects on communicative interactions, and

methodological issues related to metaphor research.

Prof. Dr. L. David Ritchie

Guest Editor

an Open Access Journal by MDPI

For details see the PDF file attached, or visit the special issue website: