Table 5 Comparisons between metaphorical stimulus and literal stimulus in different item types.

Dimensions		Olfaction		Gustation
Dimensions		t/Z	P	t/Z	P
Familiarity	Metaphorical Adjective vs. Literal Adjective	−6.743	<0.001	−0.588	0.557
	Metaphorical Verb vs. Literal Verb	−2.408	0.016	1.785	0.100
	Metaphorical Noun vs. Literal Noun	−2.192	0.028	−0.865	0.399
Meaningfulness	Metaphorical Adjective vs. Literal Adjective	−7.135	<0.001	−3.049	0.002
	Metaphorical Verb vs. Literal Verb	−2.372	0.038	0.942	0.365
	Metaphorical Noun vs. Literal Noun	−2.073	0.038	−1.344	0.200
Figurativeness	Metaphorical Adjective vs. Literal Adjective	−8.572	<0.001	−8.066	<0.001
	Metaphorical Verb vs. Literal Verb	11.280	<0.001	12.502	<0.001
	Metaphorical Noun vs. Literal Noun	5.230	0.001	−3.463	0.001
Valence	Metaphorical Adjective vs. Literal Adjective	−1.797	0.072	−2.243	0.025
	Metaphorical Verb vs. Literal Verb	−0.842	0.408	−0.498	0.628
	Metaphorical Noun vs. Literal Noun	0.230	0.824	0.884	0.389
Difficulty	Metaphorical Adjective vs. Literal Adjective	−7.920	<0.001	−4.710	<0.001
	Metaphorical Verb vs. Literal Verb	−3.216	0.001	−0.235	0.818
	Metaphorical Noun vs. Literal Noun	−3.164	0.013	−1.586	0.131
Imageability	Metaphorical Adjective vs. Literal Adjective	−7.812	<0.001	−3.515	<0.001
	Metaphorical Verb vs. Literal Verb	−3.647	<0.001	−0.140	0.889
	Metaphorical Noun vs. Literal Noun	−1.481	0.139	−1.319	0.205
Naturalness	Metaphorical Adjective vs. Literal Adjective	−6.968	<0.001	−1.894	0.058
	Metaphorical Verb vs. Literal Verb	−3.189	0.001	−0.909	0.363
	Metaphorical Noun vs. Literal Noun	−2.192	0.028	−1.897	0.075

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