2 papers
cs.CL2026
Learning the Cue or Learning the Word? Analyzing Generalization in Metaphor Detection for Verbs
Sinan Kurtyigit, Sabine Schulte im Walde, Alexander Fraser
Metaphor detection models achieve strong benchmark performance, yet it remains unclear whether this reflects transferable generalization or lexical memorization. To address this, w…
cs.CL2026
Floating or Suggesting Ideas? A Large-Scale Contrastive Analysis of Metaphorical and Literal Verb-Object Constructions
Prisca Piccirilli, Alexander Fraser, Sabine Schulte im Walde
Metaphor pervades everyday language, allowing speakers to express abstract concepts via concrete domains. While prior work has studied metaphors cognitively and psycholinguisticall…