Diachronic data analysis supports and refines conceptual metaphor theory
Fig 1
Top: Comparison of out-degree (left) and in-degree (right) distributions of categories in the metaphor network and configuration random model.
Bottom: Absolute (left) and normalized (right) in- vs outdegree of categories in the metaphor network. Categories of the two anti-communities are distinguished by colour (categories not assignable to an anti-communities are black).