Convention, Form, and Figurative Language Processing

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Descriptions of Pain, Metaphor, and Embodied Simulation (2010, background): “…across domains, while conventional metaphors are processed via categorization–namely, by placing the target concept within an abstract category evoked by the conventionalized metaphorical meaning of the expressions that is used metaphorically (Gentner & Bowdle, 2001, 2008; Bowdle & Gentner, 2005).”
Roosters, robins, and alarm clocks : Aptness and conventionality in metaphor comprehension (2006, background): “Finally, the career of metaphor (Bowdle & Gentner, 1999, 2005; Gentner & Bowdle, 2001; Gentner, Bowdle, Wolff, & Boronat, 2001; Gentner & Wolff, 1997; Wolff & Gentner, 2000) maintains that vehicle conventionality produces a shift from comparative processing for novel metaphors (e.g., Science is a ”
The Paradox of Metaphor: Why We Need a Three-Dimensional Model of Metaphor (2008, background): “Thus, when the conventional metaphor of seeing faith as an anchor is presented in the form of a simile, faith is like an anchor, it is processed by comparison not categorization ( Gentner & Bowdle, 2001: 233).”
The career of metaphor. (2005, background): “We refer to this evolution toward metaphoric polysemy as the career of metaphor (Bowdle, 1998; Bowdle & Gentner, 1995; Gentner & Bowdle, 2001; Gentner & Wolff, 1997).”