Computer understanding of metaphorically used verbs
Sylvia Weber Russell · 1974
A major problem confronting computer programs driven by nnturol-1 ngu ge input consists of thc interprctntion of 1inguh.l ic cxprossiobs for which the int endcd literal meaning is not e:q~licitly given by the lc~ioi~l coml>onents of the expresL;ion. ~'tn ccxi~mple is thc "extended useu of the verb 'leapt in 'the country leapt to prosperity'. buch extended usages--whether cunsi-as inilntcd or original--czn be considered metaphorical to the cktcnt th-,t they are based on analogies. This paper establishes a framework for interpretin? netaphoric,ll expres ionk by analysis of under-lying cbstrgct components--such 9s "trnns tio on " and "intensity" for the nbovc example.