Typological Aspects of Figurative Language
Description
The goal of this questionnaire is to obtain an overview of metaphorical expressions in a wide
variety of the world's languages, in order to seek out universalities and diversities in the
___domain of figurative language. The questionnaire may be filled out in varying degrees of detail.
Realistic response times might vary from half an hour to a few hours. The questionnaire is
currently available in English, Indonesian and Portuguese versions, for use by linguists in
different contact-language situations.
The questionnaire
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Developed by
David Gil and Yeshayahu Shen
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