AraMIP: Extending MIPVU Towards Metaphor Identification in Arabic
Metaphor research has gained increasing attention due to its relevance to linguistic creativity, language use, cognitive processes, and related areas. While many efforts have been devoted to metaphor identification and annotation in English and other languages, Arabic remains under-resourced in this area. In this work, we propose the Arabic Metaphor Identification Procedure (AraMIP), a novel guideline for Arabic metaphor annotation. AraMIP builds on the widely used Metaphor Identification Procedure Vrije Universiteit (MIPVU) framework, incorporating adaptations that accounts for the language-specific properties of Arabic. We distinguish three major types of Arabic figurative language: Ist...
| Authors | Mandar Marathe, Manar Ali, Sara Nabhani et al. |
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| Primary category | cs.CL |
| Published | 15 September 2026 |
| Last updated at source | 15 September 2026 |
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