Metaphor
View article: Women, Leadership and the “Internal glass mirror”
Women, Leadership and the “Internal glass mirror” Open
Despite progress, women are still underrepresented in positions of leadership and do not advance at the same pace as men. They remain underpaid, consistently exiting leadership pipelines long before the boardroom. This persistent gender di…
View article: Groundwork: digital approaches to changes in Thomas Pynchon’s style
Groundwork: digital approaches to changes in Thomas Pynchon’s style Open
This thesis is the first long-form analysis of formal, especially stylistic changes in Thomas Pynchon’s oeuvre by digital methods. By digitally examining stylistic aspects which scholars have described as “Pynchonian” or characteristic of …
View article: Unraveling Ambiguous Compounds and Allusions with the Centrality of "Pustin" (a Fur or Sheepskin Garment)
Unraveling Ambiguous Compounds and Allusions with the Centrality of "Pustin" (a Fur or Sheepskin Garment) Open
Allusions (kenāyeh) are imaginary elements shared between literary and everyday language. It is natural that, as the contexts for the formation of allusions disappear and the philosophy behind their creation is forgotten, understanding som…
View article: Algorithmic Hegemony: Geometric Grammar and the Semiotics of Unification in the Narmer Palette
Algorithmic Hegemony: Geometric Grammar and the Semiotics of Unification in the Narmer Palette Open
The Narmer Palette, a seminal artifact from the Early Dynastic period of ancient Egypt, traditionally interpreted as a commemorative record of the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under King Narmer, offers a rich tableau for semiotic a…
View article: Geometricizing Utopia: Dürer's Proportions and the Northern Humanist Project
Geometricizing Utopia: Dürer's Proportions and the Northern Humanist Project Open
Albrecht Dürer, a pivotal figure of the Northern Renaissance, extensively explored the mathematical principles of human proportion, culminating in his posthumously published "Four Books on Human Proportion" (1528). This paper argues that D…
View article: An Analytical Report on Behavioral Archetypes in Online Attention Ecosystems
An Analytical Report on Behavioral Archetypes in Online Attention Ecosystems Open
This report presents a formal analytical framework for understanding recurring behavioral archetypes within online environments by conceptualizing them as elements of a broader attention-driven ecosystem. Using the ecological metaphor of t…
View article: The Glass Room: Synthetic Neuroscience, Emergent Agency, and the Transition from Syntax to Survival
The Glass Room: Synthetic Neuroscience, Emergent Agency, and the Transition from Syntax to Survival Open
From Passive Rules to Active Survival: The Death of the Chinese Room Argument This paper introduces the "Glass Room" metaphor to argue that the Chinese Room Argument (CRA) is obsolete, contending that modern Large Language Models (LLMs) fu…
View article: The Umayyad Meridian: Calibrating Empire from Damascus to Its Farthest Frontiers
The Umayyad Meridian: Calibrating Empire from Damascus to Its Farthest Frontiers Open
This paper introduces the concept of the "Umayyad Meridian" to analyze the multifaceted strategies employed by the Umayyad Caliphate (661-750 CE) to integrate and govern its vast, newly conquered territories. Originating from Damascus, the…
View article: Geometricizing Utopia: Dürer's Proportions and the Northern Humanist Project
Geometricizing Utopia: Dürer's Proportions and the Northern Humanist Project Open
Albrecht Dürer, a pivotal figure of the Northern Renaissance, extensively explored the mathematical principles of human proportion, culminating in his posthumously published "Four Books on Human Proportion" (1528). This paper argues that D…
View article: The Umayyad Meridian: Calibrating Empire from Damascus to Its Farthest Frontiers
The Umayyad Meridian: Calibrating Empire from Damascus to Its Farthest Frontiers Open
This paper introduces the concept of the "Umayyad Meridian" to analyze the multifaceted strategies employed by the Umayyad Caliphate (661-750 CE) to integrate and govern its vast, newly conquered territories. Originating from Damascus, the…
View article: Entangled Networks: Metaphor as Method, Matter, and Media
Entangled Networks: Metaphor as Method, Matter, and Media Open
This article examines how metaphors operate in digital media not as descriptive analogies but as structuring forces that shape how technologies are designed, understood, and inhabited. Building on Marianne van den Boomen’s theory of digita…
View article: Quantum Lenses for the Macroscopic World: Metaphorical Interpretations and Generalized Applications of Quantum Entanglement
Quantum Lenses for the Macroscopic World: Metaphorical Interpretations and Generalized Applications of Quantum Entanglement Open
Quantum entanglement has long been regarded as a defining feature of the microscopic domain. Recent progress across superconducting circuits, Bose–Einstein condensates, optmechanics, and continuous‑variable optics has revealed controllable…
View article: A SHORT HISTORY OF THE PHILOSOPHIES OF LANGUAGE UNDERPINNING (AND OPPOSING) CORPUS LINGUISTICS From Aristotle to Artificial Intelligence (2nd Edn.)
A SHORT HISTORY OF THE PHILOSOPHIES OF LANGUAGE UNDERPINNING (AND OPPOSING) CORPUS LINGUISTICS From Aristotle to Artificial Intelligence (2nd Edn.) Open
This volume/long essay traces the intertwined histories of linguistic and philosophical thought that shaped—and sometimes resisted—the emergence of corpus linguistics. From Aristotle’s conception of language as a tool for persuasion, throu…
View article: Algorithmic Hegemony: Geometric Grammar and the Semiotics of Unification in the Narmer Palette
Algorithmic Hegemony: Geometric Grammar and the Semiotics of Unification in the Narmer Palette Open
The Narmer Palette, a seminal artifact from the Early Dynastic period of ancient Egypt, traditionally interpreted as a commemorative record of the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under King Narmer, offers a rich tableau for semiotic a…
View article: Fractal Dimensions of Paleolithic Parietal Art
Fractal Dimensions of Paleolithic Parietal Art Open
This paper explores the application of fractal geometry, specifically fractal dimensions, to the quantitative analysis of Paleolithic parietal art. Traditionally studied through qualitative art historical or archaeological lenses, ancient …
View article: Fractal Dimensions of Paleolithic Parietal Art
Fractal Dimensions of Paleolithic Parietal Art Open
This paper explores the application of fractal geometry, specifically fractal dimensions, to the quantitative analysis of Paleolithic parietal art. Traditionally studied through qualitative art historical or archaeological lenses, ancient …
View article: BengaliFig: A Low-Resource Challenge for Figurative and Culturally Grounded Reasoning in Bengali
BengaliFig: A Low-Resource Challenge for Figurative and Culturally Grounded Reasoning in Bengali Open
Large language models excel on broad multilingual benchmarks but remain to be evaluated extensively in figurative and culturally grounded reasoning, especially in low-resource contexts. We present BengaliFig, a compact yet richly annotated…
View article: CULTURAL AND LINGUISTIC ANALYSIS OF SOMATIC IDIOMS
CULTURAL AND LINGUISTIC ANALYSIS OF SOMATIC IDIOMS Open
This study explores how idioms involving body parts in English offer a window into cultural understandings of behavior, emotions, and relationships, both in society and at home. The researchers found that many of these "somatic phraseologi…
View article: BengaliFig: A Low-Resource Challenge for Figurative and Culturally Grounded Reasoning in Bengali
BengaliFig: A Low-Resource Challenge for Figurative and Culturally Grounded Reasoning in Bengali Open
Large language models excel on broad multilingual benchmarks but remain to be evaluated extensively in figurative and culturally grounded reasoning, especially in low-resource contexts. We present BengaliFig, a compact yet richly annotated…
View article: STILL ON TRIAL: READING KAFKAS MODERNITY A CENTURY LATER
STILL ON TRIAL: READING KAFKAS MODERNITY A CENTURY LATER Open
The year 2025 marks the centenary of the posthumous publication of Franz Kafkas The Trial (1925), a timeless work that continues to illuminate the persistent crises of law, authority and human freedom. A hundred years after its appearance,…
View article: Comparison of Metaphorical Perceptions of Classroom Teachers and Candidates Regarding Artificial Intelligence
Comparison of Metaphorical Perceptions of Classroom Teachers and Candidates Regarding Artificial Intelligence Open
Artificial intelligence (AI), which has started to be used in many fields today, is also taking its place effectively in education. In this context, the aim of the study is to reveal the metaphorical perceptions of classroom teachers and p…
View article: Culture as a Backdrop to Language: Idioms and Mindset
Culture as a Backdrop to Language: Idioms and Mindset Open
Idioms are the unpredictable elements of language, often confusing both speakers and linguists. They are expressions whose meanings go beyond the literal definitions of their individual words, making them tricky to understand and use corre…
View article: ‘Climate cults’ and ‘climate sins’
‘Climate cults’ and ‘climate sins’ Open
Climate change is frequently discussed by political figures and journalists that have divergent views on the validity of climate change; metaphor is often used to frame climate change and portray a particular stance on the issue. Religion …
View article: Career metaphors from Australian geoscientists
Career metaphors from Australian geoscientists Open
This dataset is used in the following paper: Tiddy, C., Perera, S., Sardeshmukh, S. R. & Andrahannadi, U. (in review). Using metaphors to explore the influence of career perceptions on gender diversity in the Australian geosciences. Journa…
View article: Police attack protestors in downtown Seattle on December 1st, 1999 - Independent Media Center World Trade Organization Footage
Police attack protestors in downtown Seattle on December 1st, 1999 - Independent Media Center World Trade Organization Footage Open
Armored vehicles with riot police riding on the outside head south on 2nd Avenue, pass through 2nd and Pike. Police are holding pepper spray. 00:34 PIer 62 interview at Steelworkers Rally. Protestors in background chant "DOWNTOWN." Masked…
View article: Towards the Body of Androgyny: A Feminist Perspective on Daoist Philosophy of Yinyang and Cultivational Practices
Towards the Body of Androgyny: A Feminist Perspective on Daoist Philosophy of Yinyang and Cultivational Practices Open
This paper re-examines Daoist philosophy and practice through a feminist lens, arguing that Daoist cosmology articulates a dynamic ontology of gender grounded in cixiongtongti (雌雄同體, “the body of androgyny”). Drawing on classical and relig…
View article: Language as Literary Power: A Critical Analysis of Post-9/11 Political Discourse in Sandra Silberstein’s “War of Words”
Language as Literary Power: A Critical Analysis of Post-9/11 Political Discourse in Sandra Silberstein’s “War of Words” Open
This article offers a linguistic analysis of Sandra Silberstein’s War of Words: Language, Politics and 9/11 (2002) through the lens of discourse theory, metaphor and other literary devices analysis. It argues that the political rhetoric fo…
View article: CULTURAL AND LINGUISTIC ANALYSIS OF SOMATIC IDIOMS
CULTURAL AND LINGUISTIC ANALYSIS OF SOMATIC IDIOMS Open
This study explores how idioms involving body parts in English offer a window into cultural understandings of behavior, emotions, and relationships, both in society and at home. The researchers found that many of these "somatic phras…
View article: THE HOFFMAN–JOYCE CONTINUUM A Manifesto for Living Language
THE HOFFMAN–JOYCE CONTINUUM A Manifesto for Living Language Open
Abstract — The Hoffman–Joyce Continuum (HJC) v3.5The Hoffman–Joyce Continuum (HJC) unites literary craft, cognitive science, and moral physics into a single operational framework for language as living perception.Through…
View article: CONTROL PARADOX: a neurocomputational reinterpretation of access to deep mental processes
CONTROL PARADOX: a neurocomputational reinterpretation of access to deep mental processes Open
The “Control Paradox” introduces an innovative perspective on the relationship between cognitive control and access to deep mental processes. The theory holds that consciousness does not facilitate the emergence of evolutionary functions e…