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Duthie, Jill K.; Nippold, Marilyn A.; Billow, Jesse L.; Mansfield, Tracy C. – Applied Psycholinguistics, 2008
The development of mental imagery in relation to the comprehension of concrete proverbs (e.g., "one rotten apple spoils the barrel") was examined in children, adolescents, and adults who were ages 11 to 29 years old (n = 210). The findings indicated that age-related changes occurred in mental imagery and in proverb comprehension during the years…
Descriptors: Proverbs, Comprehension, Imagery, Visualization
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Constable, Alison; Stackhouse, Joy; Wells, Bill – Applied Psycholinguistics, 1997
Investigates the case of a 7-year-old boy with severe word-finding difficulties. The study used a series of theoretically motivated questions as a framework for psycholinguistic investigation to determine the cause of his difficulties. Findings indicated pervasive deficits in phonological processing, deficits interpreted as a developmental…
Descriptors: Child Language, Developmental Stages, Error Analysis (Language), Language Impairments