The data set is part of ongoing research on the function and usage of metaphors in explaining.
The data set contains transcripts from 24 "5 Levels" videos series from Wired. In these videos, an expert explains an abstract and complex concept to people with 5 different levels of expertise.
Metaphors in these dialogues are coded. The respective words are bracketed.
noun metaphors: (())
verb metaphors: [[]]
terminology (scientific terms that cannot be easily avoided when talking about the respective topic): <<>>
other metaphors {{}}
If metaphors are used within a turn (a sentence or sequence of sentences of one speaker) repeated metaphors are a bracket and an underscore (_ _), [_ _], <_ _>, {_ _}.
The csv file contains in its columns
1. The dialogue topic,
2. The level (1: child, 2: teen, 3: high school student, 4: graduate, 5: expert),
3. The speaker (EX: explainer, AD: addressee),
4. The turn.
