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Hemispheric Processing of Idioms and Irony in Adults with and without Pervasive Developmental Disorder
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Saban-Bezalel, Ronit; Mashal, Nira – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2015
Previous studies on individuals with pervasive developmental disorders (PDD) have pointed to difficulties in comprehension of figurative language. Using the divided visual field paradigm, the present study examined hemispheric processing of idioms and irony in 23 adults with PDD and in 24 typically developing (TD) adults. The results show that…
Descriptors: Adults, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Language Patterns
The Relationship between Visual Metaphor Comprehension and Recognition of Similarities in Children with Learning Disabilities
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Mashal, Nira; Kasirer, Anat – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
Previous studies have shown metaphoric comprehension deficits in children with learning disabilities. To understand metaphoric language, children must have enough semantic knowledge about the metaphorical terms and the ability to recognize similarity between two different domains. In the current study visual and verbal metaphor understanding was…
Descriptors: Children, Learning Disabilities, Comprehension, Figurative Language