Adding a Piece to the Puzzle: Children’s Exposure to Idioms

Idioms are figurative multiword expressions that need to be learned as part of the native phrasal vocabulary. While it has been shown that non-figurative multiword expressions are acquired with language exposure, the learning process for idioms may be different because the figurative meaning adds co...

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Main Authors: Jacolien van Rij, Floris H. Uithof, Sanne Poelstra, Stephen M. Jones, Simone A. Sprenger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-11-01
Series:Languages
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2226-471X/9/11/344
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