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Direct linkPurser, Harry R. M.; Thomas, Michael S. C.; Snoxall, Sarah; Mareschal, Denis – Language and Cognitive Processes, 2009
An empirical study is presented that tests a novel prediction generated by the Metaphor-by-Pattern-Completion (MPC) connectionist model of metaphor comprehension (Thomas & Mareschal, 2001). The MPC model predicts a developmental progression in the way that children process metaphors, from a preference for basic-level metaphors to a preference for…
Descriptors: Semantics, Figurative Language, Prediction, Young Children
