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The Effect of Gender and Language Proficiency on the Metaphor Use in the Writing of TEFL Students
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Fattahi, Nazila; Nushi, Musa – Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education, 2021
The ubiquitous nature of metaphor in everyday life and its significance in second language learning has triggered plethoric research on the relationship between metaphor and language learning. To contribute to the still growing literature, the current study explore the effect of learner variables, namely gender and proficiency, on metaphor use in…
Descriptors: Sex Role, Language Usage, Figurative Language, Second Language Learning