Metaphor Theory
& LLMs

Dr. Elias Vance
Dr. Elias Vance

Senior Researcher

45 min
Intermediate
AI Lesson Video
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Learning Objectives

Define Conceptual Metaphor Theory (CMT) and explain the SOURCE DOMAIN → TARGET DOMAIN mapping structure

Analyze ARGUMENT IS WAR and its complete set of structural entailments in language

Explain how LLMs learn metaphorical patterns implicitly from large-scale training corpora

Identify metaphor coherence constraints and how they structure and constrain AI reasoning

The systematic nature of conceptual metaphor and how LLMs implicitly learn metaphorical mappings from training data.

This lesson builds on the theoretical foundations established earlier in the module and extends your understanding of how cognitive-linguistic principles apply directly to modern AI systems.

Learning Objectives

Define Conceptual Metaphor Theory (CMT) and explain the SOURCE DOMAIN → TARGET DOMAIN mapping structure

Analyze ARGUMENT IS WAR and its complete set of structural entailments in language

Explain how LLMs learn metaphorical patterns implicitly from large-scale training corpora

Identify metaphor coherence constraints and how they structure and constrain AI reasoning

Key Concepts

1

Define Conceptual Metaphor Theory (CMT) and explain the SOURCE DOMAIN → TARGET DOMAIN mapping structure

2

Analyze ARGUMENT IS WAR and its complete set of structural entailments in language

3

Explain how LLMs learn metaphorical patterns implicitly from large-scale training corpora

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