##  [Metaphor Identification Procedure](/index.php/metaphor-identification-procedure) 

  ##  [Metaphor Identification Procedure](https://humanitites.quantumdictionary.io/metaphor-identification-procedure-0) 

  

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**Humanities & Arts Dictionary**

 







 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

Definition

A systematic coding procedure (originally formalized by the Pragglejaz Group as MIP) that identifies lexical units used metaphorically by comparing a unit's contextual meaning with its more basic, concrete meaning and marking instances where the contextual meaning contrasts with but can be understood in terms of the basic meaning.