It offers a possible explanation for the results obtained in various contemporary studies, in which figurative language is processed as fast as literal language.
The definition of saliency is included in Rachel Giora's (2002) article "Literal vs. figurative language: Different or equal?".
They are most prominent in language, as they are the most familiar, conventional, frequent and prototypical.
[2] The Gradient Salience model assumes that the processing of metaphorical expressions depends on the meaning's saliency.
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