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Understanding How Time Flies and What It Means to Be on Cloud Nine: English as an Additional Language (EAL) Learners' Metaphor Comprehension

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Hessel, Annina K.; Murphy, Victoria A. – Journal of Child Language, 2019

We explored the vocabulary and metaphor comprehension of learners of English as an additional language (EAL) in the first two years of UK primary school. EAL vocabulary knowledge is believed to be a crucial predictor of (reading) comprehension and educational attainment (Murphy, 2018). The vocabulary of five- to seven-year-old children with EAL…

Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Vocabulary Development

Incidence of Verbal Comparisons in Beginners' Books and in Metaphor Comprehension Research: A Search for Ecological Validity.

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Broderick, Victor – Journal of Child Language, 1992

Classifies explicit verbal comparisons in 53 popular children's books both syntactically and semantically. Comparison types found in these books were contrasted with comparisons used as comprehension stimuli in extant developmental research. Implications for the design of future stimulus sets are discussed. (17 references) (GLR)

Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Classification, Comparative Analysis