--- title: "Dan Fass · Simon Fraser University — author profile and papers" description: "Dan Fass, Simon Fraser University: 2 papers on Elamur Research (1991), h-index 12 — affiliations, topics, co-authors and who cites them in…" canonical: "https://research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/dan-fass/" --- [Elamur Research](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/dan-fass/) [home](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [authors](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/) / Dan Fass # Dan Fass Dan Fass has 2 papers in our library, in 1991, most of them on [Idioms & multiword expressions](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/topics/multiword-expressions/). 2 papers in our library · 1991 [OpenAlex](https://openalex.org/A5112471985) · [**h-index 12**](https://openalex.org/authors/A5112471985) · [33 works](https://openalex.org/works?filter=author.id:A5112471985) · [854 citations](https://openalex.org/works?filter=author.id:A5112471985&sort=cited_by_count:desc) OpenAlex, 2026-10-14 [📄 2 works in our library](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/dan-fass/#papers) · [🔗 Cited 108 times in our library](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/dan-fass/cited-by/) · [⭐ Paper Stars ranking: #4878](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/paper-stars/page/49/#star-4878) The profile is the library's match of the name; two people with one name are not always told apart. Elsewhere: [Google Scholar](https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=search_authors&mauthors=Dan+Fass) · [Semantic Scholar](https://www.semanticscholar.org/search?q=Dan+Fass) · [dblp](https://dblp.org/search?q=Dan+Fass) · [ACL Anthology](https://aclanthology.org/search/?q=Dan+Fass) ## Affiliations [🎓**Simon Fraser University** Burnaby · Canada 1989–2007 · 15 papers*current*](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/simon-fraser-university/) · [🎓**New Mexico State University** Las Cruces · United States 1985–1990 · 7 papers](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/new-mexico-state-university/) From the bylines of their papers (OpenAlex, 2026-10-14), ORCID and Wikidata; institutions on papers are matched by machine. ## Fields, topics and concepts Of its works in our library, with the number of works on each. 📚 Shelves 6 The field of science this work belongs to (OpenAlex fields).[Arts and Humanities · 2 works](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/arts-and-humanities/) · [Experimental and Cognitive Psychology · 2 works](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/psychology/experimental-and-cognitive-psychology/) · [Language and Linguistics · 2 works](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/arts-and-humanities/language-and-linguistics/) · [Psychology · 2 works](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/psychology/) · [Artificial Intelligence · 1 work](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/computer-science/artificial-intelligence/) · [Computer Science · 1 work](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/computer-science/) 🧭 Topics 1 Research subjects and languages the work is about.[Idioms & multiword expressions · 2 works](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/topics/multiword-expressions/) 💡 Concepts 1 Key ideas and methods explained on our concept pages.[Cognitive linguistics · 1 work](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/concepts/cognitive-linguistics/) ## Works by year ### 1990s [**1991** 2 papers](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/dan-fass/year/1991/) ## Papers The most cited first (OpenAlex and our library). 1. **[met*: A Method for Discriminating Metonymy and Metaphor by Computer](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/fass-1991-met-method-discriminating-metonymy-metaphor/)** *(1991 · 270 citations)* Metaphor and metonymy are both non-literal, but they work differently. A metaphor such as a car that "drinks" gasoline casts one thing as another. A metonymy such as a ham sandwich "waiting" for a bill lets one thing refer to another. Earlier theory left the two vaguely defined, and few computational accounts had… 2. **[A Computational Model of Metaphor Interpretation](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/fass-1991-computational-model-metaphor-interpretation/)** *(1991 · 42 citations)* Metadata mismatch: the supplied text does not come from Fass's paper on metaphor interpretation. It is the closing part of a book review of an edited volume on computational Functional Grammar (FG). This summary covers only that text. The library entry should be checked against the original PDF. ## Venues Where their works here were published, the most works first, with the editions of those that have a page. - [Computational Linguistics](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/cl/) ×2: [Computational Linguistics 1991](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/cl/1991/) ×2 ## Cited by Papers of our library cite their works 108 times (of the 149,439 papers whose bibliographies we read); [10 citing papers with a page here →](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/dan-fass/cited-by/). Updated 30 October 2026