MetaNet Metaphor Wiki
The MetaNet Project has developed a formalization of Conceptual Metaphor Theory, and has used this to to systematize metaphor analysis in a computational way. As part of this work, MetaNet has developed formal representations of metaphors as mappings from one domain (the Source domain) to another (the Target domain). Both Source and Target domains are represented as frames, which are schematic representations of different kinds of experiences, objects, and events. The MetaNet wiki contains networks of searchable and interrelated metaphors, as well as networks of semantic frames that act as source and target domains of metaphors.
Contents
This MetaNet wiki contains a publicly-accessible subset of the full MetaNet metaphor and frame repository; this beta-version will be revised and expanded on an ongoing basis.
The list of currently available metaphors can be found here: Metaphors.
The list of currently available frames can be found here: Frames.
By selecting an individual frame or metaphor from this list, you can view its internal structure, along with its specified relations to other frames and metaphors within the network. Because this is only a subset of the full repository, some of the links on these pages (links in red) are not live links.
While none of the pages are editable, viewers are invited to leave comments using the 'Discussion' tab for a given page.
The Glossary contains definitions of commonly used terms, and descriptions of the different fields found on the metaphor and frame pages.
A introductory tour of metaphors and frames can be found here
Further information
MetaNet is currently housed at the International Computer Science Institute in Berkeley, California.
Further information about the MetaNet project, as well as links to selected publications can be accessed via the MetaNet webpage: https://metanet.icsi.berkeley.edu/metanet/
