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Jiang's functional definition of metaphor: linking unlike things so reality becomes newly intelligible.
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Jiang's functional definition of metaphor: linking unlike things so reality becomes newly intelligible.
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Metaphors are connections that clarify reality by showing relationships the listener could not see before.
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"Drawing pictures for you to see. Okay? Metaphors. Connections. Okay? Metaphors is what we call connections. And connections are things. They're things that help..."
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