TOWARD A RESOLUTION OF THE GENERATIVE SEMANTICS/CLASSICAL THEORY CONTROVERSY: A PSYCHOLINGUISTIC ANALYSIS OF METAPHOR .

Analysis of metaphor in the wake of controversy toward a resolution of generative semantics according to classical theory. Dispute between Classical and Generative Semantics theorists; Factors responsible for inadequacy of analysis based on Generative Semantics; Need of sets of rules to explain metaphor; Details of metaphors used in the analysis.