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Direct linkAndreou, Georgia; Galantomos, Ioannis – Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, 2009
In this article we argue that conceptual competence should be seen as a component of second language (L2) communicative competence. Abstract concepts are highly expressed by means of metaphors, metonymies, idioms and other types of figurative language. In literature it is suggested that knowledge and appropriate use of these lexical segments are…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Figurative Language, Communicative Competence (Languages), Greek
