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Arnon, Tamar; Lavidor, Michal – Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, 2023
Idioms entail a competition between bottom-up and top-down activations of literal and figurative meanings. The present study explored the involvement of cognitive control in processing Hebrew ambiguous idioms. Fifty subjects have completed a self-paced reading task and a response inhibition, stop-signal task (SST). Subjects read 26 matched pairs…
Descriptors: Figurative Language, Language Processing, Psycholinguistics, Ambiguity (Semantics)
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Song, Yusi – English Language Teaching, 2020
Metaphors and similes have been treated as the same comparable types of figurative speech since Aristotle. In early theories, metaphors are interpreted as corresponding similes by paraphrasing. Based on this theoretical framework, some experimental studies interpret simile understanding as evidence for metaphor understanding. However, according to…
Descriptors: Figurative Language, Comparative Analysis, Language Usage, Linguistic Theory
Lares, Erwin – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Verb-object idioms such as "kick the bucket" are very common in Spanish. This research set out to find what systematic differences exist between the literal and idiomatic interpretations of idioms of this kind from three different experimental perspectives: production, perception, and acceptability judgments focused on verbal aspect.…
Descriptors: Figurative Language, Spanish, Verbs, Form Classes (Languages)
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Krzemien, Magali; Seret, Esther; Maillart, Christelle – Journal of Child Language, 2021
The generalisation of linguistic constructions is performed through analogical reasoning. Children with developmental language disorders (DLD) are impaired in analogical reasoning and in generalisation. However, these processes are improved by an input involving variability and similarity. Here we investigated the performance of children with or…
Descriptors: Generalization, Language Impairments, Figurative Language, Abstract Reasoning
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Jolsvai, Hajnal; McCauley, Stewart M.; Christiansen, Morten H. – Cognitive Science, 2020
Whereas a growing bulk of work has demonstrated that both adults and children are sensitive to frequently occurring word sequences, little is known about the potential role of meaning in the processing of such multiword chunks. Here, we take a first step toward assessing the contribution of meaningfulness in the processing of multiword sequences,…
Descriptors: Phrase Structure, Language Processing, Prediction, Decision Making
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Weiyi Li; Jookyoung Jung – Language Awareness, 2024
The present study investigated how Cantonese speakers learning English as a second language (L2) would comprehend English irony and whether their L2 proficiency and use would moderate their irony processing. Thirty Cantonese speakers with differing English proficiency (intermediate vs advanced) were asked to complete an irony comprehension task in…
Descriptors: Metalinguistics, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Figurative Language
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Michl, Diana – Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, 2019
It is widely acknowledged that fixed expressions such as idioms have a processing advantage over non-idiomatic language. While many idioms are metaphoric, metonymic, or even literal, the effect of varying nonliteralness in their processing has not been much researched yet. Theoretical and empirical findings suggest that metonymies are easier to…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Figurative Language, Language Processing, Psycholinguistics
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Werkmann Horvat, Ana; Bolognesi, Marianna; Kohl, Katrin – Applied Linguistics, 2021
This article investigates the connection between multilingual experiences and creative metaphoric competence. As multilingualism has been shown to bring cognitive advantages in creative thinking, this article explores whether the ability to interpret creative metaphors differs in participants with less versus more multilingual experience. The…
Descriptors: Language Processing, Multilingualism, Figurative Language, Semantics
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Xi Yu; Frank Boers – RELC Journal: A Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2024
There are grounds for believing that prompting language learners to infer the meaning of new lexical items is beneficial because inferring the meaning of lexical items and verifying one's inferences invites more cognitive investment than simply being presented with the meanings. However, concerns have been raised over the risk that wrong…
Descriptors: Figurative Language, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Inferences
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Chueasuai, Pasakara – rEFLections, 2021
Lexical metaphor functions as a rhetorical device that embellishes the texts with figurative meanings. In non-literary texts such as commercial texts on company websites, lexical metaphor can help to promote the company image and sales. It is vital in the service sector such as the airline industry where the competition is sky-high. This paper…
Descriptors: Business English, Translation, English (Second Language), Air Transportation
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Benjamin, Lucy; Newton, Caroline; Ebbels, Susan – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2020
Background: Idiom skills are essential for children to access age-appropriate media, curriculum resources and teaching. Children with developmental language disorder (DLD) require support to develop the ability to understand and define idioms. However, research investigating one-to-one and classroom-based idiom skill intervention for children with…
Descriptors: Figurative Language, Teaching Methods, Intervention, Speech Therapy
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Martelle, Stefanie N.; Namazi, Mahchid – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2022
Purpose: The aim of this review is to illuminate the connection between inferential skills and spoken language idiom comprehension (SLIC) with a focus on autism. Idioms are frequently occurring figurative expressions, such as feeling blue, on cloud nine, and all tied up, that have literal and nonliteral meanings. Method: In this review article, an…
Descriptors: Figurative Language, Correlation, Speech Communication, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
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Carrol, Gareth; Littlemore, Jeannette – Discourse Processes: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2020
Native speakers understand familiar idioms (e.g., "over the moon") and conventional metaphors (e.g., describing time as a doctor) quickly and easily. In two eye-tracking studies we considered how native speakers are able to make sense of fundamentally "unfamiliar" figurative expressions. In Experiment 1 compared with literal…
Descriptors: Familiarity, Eye Movements, Figurative Language, Comparative Analysis
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Laffey, Dennis – English Teaching, 2023
Using vocabulary learning strategies allows learners to gain vocabulary autonomously. This study presents data from a self-report survey of Korean university students comparing meaning discovery strategies they employ to comprehend unknown singleword items and unknown idioms. Survey data recorded strategies used by learners, and effectiveness of…
Descriptors: Language Processing, Figurative Language, Vocabulary Development, Second Language Learning
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Tabley Amos, Ngoge; Hermilinda Abas, Imelda – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2021
The present study aims at investigating idiom comprehension through multimodal teaching approach among Zanzibar University students. The participants of the study were 120 male and female students and selected randomly. All of the students speak Swahili as their first language. The participants enrolled in a 3-year English program at the…
Descriptors: Multimedia Instruction, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
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