Researchers mine millions of metaphors through computer-based techniques

[Dave Monroe]

On Sun, Mar 1, 2009 at 8:31 AM, Henry Musikar <scuffling at gmail.com> wrote:

> "Metaphors cannot be taught, asserted the great philosopher Aristotle. "It
> is the one thing that cannot be learned from others."
>
> But a computer scientist and a literary historian say he's wrong.
>
> In a project started at Stanford University, the researchers are teaching
> computers how to analyze texts from Plato to Pynchon, mining millions of
> these abstract phrases. (Metaphorically speaking.)"

http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_11811306