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Direct linkCain, Kate; Towse, Andrea S.; Knight, Rachael S. – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 2009
Two experiments compared 7- and 8-year-olds' and 9- and 10-year-olds' ability to use semantic analysis and inference from context to understand idioms. We used a multiple-choice task and manipulated whether the idioms were transparent or opaque, familiar or novel, and presented with or without a supportive story context. Performance was compared…
Descriptors: Language Patterns, Semantics, Language Processing, Comparative Analysis
