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Fairchild, Sarah; Papafragou, Anna – Cognitive Science, 2021
In sentences such as "Some dogs are mammals," the literal semantic meaning ("Some 'and possibly all' dogs are mammals") conflicts with the pragmatic meaning ("'Not all' dogs are mammals," known as a "scalar implicature"). Prior work has shown that adults vary widely in the extent to which they adopt the…
Descriptors: Executive Function, Theory of Mind, Semantics, Pragmatics
Cartwright, Kelly B.; Duke, Nell K. – Reading Teacher, 2019
Reading involves and is influenced by many factors, which makes reading difficult to understand, teach, and explain to parents, policymakers, and other stakeholders. A metaphor of driving, which likens reading to an everyday practice, demystifies complexities inherent in reading. Both reading and driving are active, strategic processes. Just as…
Descriptors: Models, Reading Instruction, Reading Processes, Figurative Language
Ntabo, Victor Ondara; Onyango, James Ogola; Ndiritu, Nelson Ng'arua – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2022
Food is useful in the transference of semantic aspects that are vital in the construction of masculinity in society. Consequently, foodsemic metaphors that aid in the conceptualization of "omosacha" (a man) are pervasive in Ekegusii. Metaphor use may, however, present difficulties in comprehension due to the various interpretations that…
Descriptors: Food, Semantics, Psycholinguistics, Masculinity
Coskun, Zeynep Nesrin; Dikilitas, Kenan – LEARN Journal: Language Education and Acquisition Research Network, 2022
This case study aims to explore English language vocabulary acquisition experiences and conceptualizations of a single adult English language learner with mild dyslexia by drawing on metaphors and semi-structured interviews. In the study, we aimed to view the learner's perception through different lenses to gain deeper insight into her ulterior…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), English Language Learners, Language Acquisition, Dyslexia
Taneri, Ahu; Mutlu, Dilek – European Journal of Educational Sciences, 2022
Global epidemics bring about problems that affect the lives of all individuals to a great extent. Although there have been global epidemics at different times, especially in the last two decades, primary school students are faced with such a situation for the first time. In order for students to manage this process in a healthy manner, it is…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Elementary School Students, Student Experience
Parsons, John-Dennis; Davies, Jim – Cognitive Science, 2022
Analogical reasoning is a core facet of higher cognition in humans. Creating analogies as we navigate the environment helps us learn. Analogies involve reframing novel encounters using knowledge of familiar, relationally similar contexts stored in memory. When an analogy links a novel encounter with a familiar context, it can aid in problem…
Descriptors: Correlation, Thinking Skills, Schemata (Cognition), Inferences
Büyükalan Filiz, Sevil; Çarkit, Ersoy; Bacanli, Feride – International Journal of Psychology and Educational Studies, 2022
This study aims to reveal the metaphorical perceptions of Turkish high school students in rural area about the concepts of career, profession, and job. The participants consisted of 160 (82 females and 78 males) high school students in the rural area. Participants are 10th (n=65), 11th (n=40), and 12thgrade (n=55) students. In order to reveal the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Students, Student Attitudes, Rural Areas
Çebi, Ayça; Reisoglu, Ilknur – Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher Education, 2022
This study aims to determine the perceptions of pre-service teachers regarding the concept of a "digitally competent teacher" through metaphors. The participants consist of 510 pre-service teachers. According to the findings, metaphors for a digitally competent teacher were classified under three themes: digital competence, pedagogical…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Student Attitudes, Figurative Language, Technological Literacy
Tobing, Andrew P. L. – Journal of Cognitive Education and Psychology, 2022
One major view as to the mechanism underlying metaphor interpretation is that it is based on relational-structure consistency (a.k.a. analogy) between target and vehicle. This entails a possibility of varying levels of stringency of analogical processing by individuals. This can be viewed as metaphor literacy. The study, involving 77 Indonesian…
Descriptors: Literacy, Figurative Language, Indonesian, Undergraduate Students
Zacharias, Sally – Language and Intercultural Communication, 2022
The aim of this study is to set out to explore how children living in Polish-English transnational families in the UK develop "symbolic competence" and "symbolic power" in home settings. By focusing on the children's use of metaphor in family discourse when talking about the Moon, from a cognitive discursive perspective, this…
Descriptors: Figurative Language, Family Environment, Language Usage, Immigrants
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)
Daniel J. Thomas III; Marcus W. Johnson; Anthony L. Brown – Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 2024
In this paper, we utilize the concepts of "racial knowledge" and "subjective understanding" to demonstrate how the metaphor of surrogacy encodes a racialized discourse via the epistemic authority of social science research. Taken together, we demonstrate how the pervasive use of surrogacy as a metaphor reflects the subjective…
Descriptors: Minority Groups, African Americans, Males, Fathers
Marina McLerran – Music Educators Journal, 2024
Musical expression is often not explicitly addressed in secondary instrumental rehearsals due to the perception of expression as an obscure concept and the instructional time constraints on music educators. Secondary music educators, however, are encouraged to discuss expressive performance goals with instrumental students from the beginning of…
Descriptors: Music Education, Music Activities, Communication (Thought Transfer), Music
Reima Al-Jarf – Online Submission, 2024
Expressions of impossibility refer to events that can never or rarely happen, tasks that are difficult or impossible to perform, people or things that are of no use and things that are impossible to find. This study explores the similarities and differences between English and Arabic expressions of impossibility, and the difficulties that…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Arabic, Translation
John I. Liontas – Iranian Journal of Language Teaching Research, 2024
Idiomatics--the scientific study of idiomatic language and figurative language--is a pervasive theme in global literature, yet its precise terminology often lacks clear definition. This article addresses this challenge directly by delving into the etymology, significance, and universality of idiomatics. It emphasizes the pivotal role of idiomatics…
Descriptors: Pragmatics, Figurative Language, Teaching Methods, Interdisciplinary Approach