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A Test of Metaphoric Comprehension and Some Preliminary Developmental Data.
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Pollio, Marilyn R.; Pollio, Howard R. – Journal of Child Language, 1979
Reports on a study designed to: (1) produce a multiple-choice test which would measure children's comprehension of figurative language, and (2) obtain information about the development of figurative language comprehension in children. (Author/AM)
Descriptors: Child Language, Cognitive Processes, Comprehension, Figurative Language