Albert N Katz

Datos Biográficos

ID1180945
NOMBREAlbert N Katz
NOMBRESAlbert N
APELLIDOKatz
FIRMAKATZ A N
AFILIACIONESWestern University
ORCID0000-0001-7494-4096
VERIFICADOSí
TOTAL DE OBRAS52
TOTAL DE CITAS154
TOTAL COMO AUTOR51
TOTAL COMO EDITOR1
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN1924
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2024
ÍNDICE H7

  • Selective View of the Last 50 Years of the Experimental Psycholinguistics of Idiom, Metaphor, and Irony

    Albert N KatzARTICLEDiscourse Processes2024Citada por: 1Referencias: 87

    The aim of this commentary is to situate and comment on the four excellent articles in this special issue within the arc of the last 50 years of experimental psycholinguistic research on idioms, metaphors, and irony/sarcasm. The arc is one in which figurative language is of an increasingly multifaceted nature requiring the rapid activation and integration of pragmatic, sociocultural, and semantic sources of information. Future avenues for researc…

  • On Poetry and the Science(s) of Meaning

    Albert N Katz, Carina Rasse et al.ARTICLEMetaphor and Symbol2023

  • Cognitive Factors Related to Metaphor Goodness in Poetic and Non-literary Metaphor

    J Reid, J Nick Reid et al.ARTICLEMetaphor and Symbol2023

    In this paper we examine the effect of two cognitive variables, Semantic Neighborhood Density and Interpretive Diversity, in first, distinguishing between literary (poetic) and nonliterary metaphor, and second, in determining what makes for a good metaphor. Analyses of items taken from a widely used set ofmetaphor norms indicated that while literary and nonliterary metaphor did not differ in many ways, the poetic items tended to 1) contain concep…

  • Back to the Poem

    Herbert L Colston, Carina Rasse et al.ARTICLEMetaphor and Symbol2021

    On January 1, 2020, I (the first author), started my term as the new Editor in Chief of Metaphor and Symbol. I wanted to inaugurate that moment with a short editorial piece in the journal seeking t

  • The Embodiment of Power as Forward/Backward Movement in Chinese and English Speakers

    Huilan Yang, J Reid et al.ARTICLEMetaphor and Symbol2021

    In two experiments, we examined whether POWER is embodied in terms of horizontal forward and backward movement using an action compatibility task. Participants were asked to categorize power-related words (e.g., “boss”, “intern”) aseither “powerful” or “powerless” as quickly and accurately as possible. In the compatible condition, the response to indicate that the word was “powerful” involved a forward movement and the response to indicate “power…

  • Something false about conceptual metaphors

    J Reid, J Nick Reid et al.ARTICLEMetaphor and Symbol2018

    Although Lakoff and Johnson’s Conceptual Metaphor Theory has been influential across many disciplines, little research has tested the psychological reality of conceptual metaphors (CMs) using established experimental memory paradigms. Here we employ an episodic memory task based on the Deese-Roediger-McDermott (DRM) false memory paradigm to explore this possibility. We find that after reading lists of sentences based on underlying conceptual meta…

  • Vector Space Applications in Metaphor Comprehension

    J Reid, J Nick Reid et al.ARTICLEMetaphor and Symbol2018

    Although vector space models of word meaning have been successful in modeling many aspects of human semantic knowledge, little research has explored figurative language, such as metaphor, using word vector representations. This article reviews the small body of research that has applied such representations to computational models of metaphor. After providing a short review of vector space models, a detailed overview of metaphor models that make …

  • Do People Hear a Sarcastic Tone of Voice When Silently Reading Sarcastic Text

    Albert N Katz, Karen A Hussey et al.ARTICLEMetaphor and Symbol2017

    The received wisdom is that people can mentally invoke a sarcastic tone of voice during silent reading although there is no direct evidence for this claim. We provide an empirical demonstration. In Study 1, participants silently read a set of ambiguous phrases as either being sarcastic or sincere, and chose from a set of adjectives those that best describe the tone of voice that was invoked. Sarcasm-discriminating and sincere-discriminating adjec…

  • Gender Differences in Being Thanked for Performing a Favor

    Open AccessAlbert N Katz, Jonathan A R WoodburyARTICLEJournal of Psycholinguistic…2017Referencias: 18

  • Allan Urho Paivio (1925–2016)

    Albert N Katz, Albert KatzARTICLEAmerican Psychologist2017

    Presents an obituary for Allan Urho Paivio, who passed away on June 19, 2016. One of his many accomplishments was the development of a dual-coding theory. Dual-coding theory, while very influential, has, unfortunately, been discussed all too often as a theory of mental imagery, and not within its larger context wherein mental imagery and verbal processes are separable but interconnected representational systems, an academic battle in clarificatio…

  • Principles That Promote Bidirectionality in Verbal Metaphor

    Albert N Katz, Hamad Al-AzaryARTICLEPoetics Today2017Citada por: 4Referencias: 32

    Received wisdom holds that there is a basic and intrinsic directionality in metaphor, wherein switching the target and source of a metaphor either leads to a loss of meaning or, if meaningful, is based on different sets of features. Here the authors review experimental literature based on the notion that semantic memory can be conceptualized in a manner similar to Euclidean space, and that properties of this space provide boundary conditions that…

  • Gendered Language in Interactive Discourse

    Open AccessKaren A Hussey, Albert N Katz et al.ARTICLEJournal of Psycholinguistic…2015Citada por: 1Referencias: 15

  • Ironic Expression Can Simultaneously Enhance and Dilute Perception of Criticism

    James Boylan, Albert N KatzARTICLEDiscourse Processes2013Citada por: 5Referencias: 24

    In the context of texts that depicted either a minimally confrontational conversation (study 1) or a more confrontational argument (study 2) with a close friend, the use of ironic criticism was rated as being more humorous, polite, and positive, yet also as more sarcastic and mocking than direct criticism. Although our results were consistent with those reported previously, the results of both studies did not support two theoretical explanations …

  • Are There Necessary Conditions for Inducing a Sense of Sarcastic Irony

    John D Campbell, John Campbell et al.ARTICLEDiscourse Processes2012Citada por: 6Referencias: 18

    This article investigates the contextual components utilized to convey sarcastic verbal irony, testing whether theoretical components deemed as necessary for creating a sense of irony are, in fact, necessary. A novel task was employed: Given a set of statements that out of context were not rated as sarcastic, participants were instructed to either generate discourse context that would make the statements sarcastic or meaningful (without further s…

  • When Sarcasm Stings

    Andrea Bowes, Albert N Katz et al.ARTICLEDiscourse Processes2011Citada por: 10Referencias: 34

    The use of sarcasm sometimes lessens and sometimes enhances the negativity inherent in a sarcastic statement. Using a realistic conversational format, participants read either a sarcastic or a non-sarcastic aggressive argument between same-gendered interlocutors, and rated the pragmatic goals being expressed using a range of measures taken from previous studies. A factor analysis meaningfully grouped the dependent variables into separate factors,…

  • Experimental Support for Conceptual Metaphors with an Episodic Memory Task

    Albert N Katz, Albert Katz et al.ARTICLEMetaphor and Symbol2010

    The psychological reality of conceptual metaphor theory was tested with a standard episodic memory task unused in the metaphor literature. Presentation of items from the same conceptual structure over n trials leads to a buildup of proactive interference that is released (leading to increased recall) on trial n+1 if a new conceptual structure is engaged. This pattern was seen when the conceptual structures were putative conceptual metaphors and c…

  • Perception of the Use of Metaphor by an Interlocutor in Discourse

    Karen A Hussey, Albert N KatzARTICLEMetaphor and Symbol2009

    In 4 experiments, we examine the perceptions of metaphor use in interactive communication (e‐mails or chat transcriptions). We find metaphor use, especially novel metaphor, serves as a cue that the interlocutor is male. This effect is not based on knowledge of interlocutor gender per se but is driven by metaphor use. The findings were most robust when participants were directly asked about interlocutor gender but also were found in indirect quest…

  • The Journeys of Life

    Albert N Katz, Tamsen E TaylorARTICLEMetaphor and Symbol2008

    In four studies, we examine the “LIFE IS A JOURNEY” conceptual metaphor using as data output from semantic and episodic memory. In the first three studies output from semantic memory indicates that undergraduate samples, when primed to think in “LIFE” in terms of a course followed until one's 70th year, provided a set of events output in a sequential order and when compared to a second sample, showed high agreement on the ages in which the events…

  • On Acknowledging Thanks for Performing a Favor

    Albert N Katz, Melony Lenhardt et al.ARTICLEMetaphor and Symbol2007

    In the reported studies the cost of the favor was manipulated (in terms of effort, resources or time needed to perform the favor) and whether the gender of the person performing the favor was the same or opposite as that for whom the favor was done. In a more general way, these data indicate the importance of considering social knowledge in nonliteral language usage

  • On Reversing the Topics and Vehicles of Metaphor

    John D Campbell, John Campbell et al.ARTICLEMetaphor and Symbol2006

    Class inclusion theory asserts that one cannot reverse the topic and vehicle of a meta-phor and produce a new, meaningful metaphor that is based on the same interpretive ground. In 2 experiments we test that claim. In Study 1 we replicate the procedures employed by Glucksberg, McGlone, & Manfredi (1997) that provided support for the assertion. However we now add experimental conditions in which the target meta-phors, either with the topic and veh…

  • A Hitchhiker's Guide to Human Evolution, the Brain, and the Processing of Language When It Is "Stretched" From the Literal or Expected Usage

    Albert N KatzARTICLEMetaphor and Symbol2006

    This article introduces the special issue on the brain and processing of nonliteral and other forms of language in which meaning is "stretched" or deviates from expectations. The introduction consists of 2 sections meant to orient the reader to the articles that follow. The first section is a brief review and commentary on recent research and theorizing into the evolution of the human brain, selected brain structures, and implications that arise …

  • Metaphor Production in Online Conversation

    Karen A Hussey, Albert N KatzARTICLEDiscourse Processes2006Citada por: 8Referencias: 25

    This article details a study of metaphor production by 64 same-gender dyads engaged in 2 persuasive conversations over chat software. Dyads were comprised of friends or strangers. Overall, men produced more metaphor than women, especially slang. Metaphor production differed by gender as a function of friendship status: Men produced the same amount of metaphor when chatting with a friend or a stranger whereas women produced more metaphor when talk…

  • Reading Proverbs in Context

    Albert N Katz, Todd R FerrettiARTICLEDiscourse Processes2003Citada por: 5Referencias: 16

    We examined how explicit markers or "introductory formulae," which are used for signaling that statements should be interpreted literally or nonliterally, influence the online processing of proverbs. Familiar or unfamiliar proverbial statements were presented in contexts that were biased toward either their literal and nonliteral meanings, and were always preceded immediately by either proverbially speaking, in a manner of speaking, literally spe…

  • Moment-By-Moment Reading of Proverbs in Literal and Nonliteral Contexts

    Albert N Katz, Todd R FerrettiARTICLEMetaphor and Symbol2001

    To date there has been very little research that has examined on-line reading of proverbs. This is surprising given that proverbs offer a unique opportunity to examine how different sources of information combine to constrain the resolution of statements that are ambiguous between a literal and nonliteral interpretation. The purpose of this research was to examine whether context plays an immediate role in constraining the meaning of a proverbial…

  • Introduction to the Special Issue

    Albert N KatzARTICLEMetaphor and Symbol2000