Sources of Difficulty in the Young Child's Understanding of Metaphorical Language.

Vosniadou, Stella; And Others

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Publication Date: 1984

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Sources of Difficulty in the Young Child's Understanding of Metaphorical Language.

Vosniadou, Stella; And Others

Child Development, v55 n4 p1588-606 Aug 1984

Reports three experiments which examined preschool, first-grade, and third-grade children's understanding of metaphorical language. Subjects acted out short stories which ended in metaphorical sentences by using toys. Predictability of the story endings and the complexity of the metaphorical sentences are found to affect metaphor comprehension. (Author/CB)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Children, Cognitive Development, Figurative Language, Language Acquisition, Language Processing, Linguistic Competence, Listening Comprehension, Metaphors, Preschool Children, Verbs

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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