Corpus statistics for linguistic cues.
| Cue . | BNC frequency . | Sample size . | Metaphors . | Precision . |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| “metaphorically speaking” | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0.71 |
| “literally” | 1,936 | 50 | 13 | 0.26 |
| “figurative” | 125 | 50 | 9 | 0.18 |
| “utterly” | 1,251 | 50 | 16 | 0.32 |
| “completely” | 8,339 | 50 | 13 | 0.26 |
| “so to speak” | 353 | 49 | 35 | 0.71 |
| Cue . | BNC frequency . | Sample size . | Metaphors . | Precision . |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| “metaphorically speaking” | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0.71 |
| “literally” | 1,936 | 50 | 13 | 0.26 |
| “figurative” | 125 | 50 | 9 | 0.18 |
| “utterly” | 1,251 | 50 | 16 | 0.32 |
| “completely” | 8,339 | 50 | 13 | 0.26 |
| “so to speak” | 353 | 49 | 35 | 0.71 |