Early acquisition of figurative meanings in polysemous nouns and verbs

Early research on the first language acquisition of figurative language indicated that figurative language comprehension and production skills develop relatively late, while recent studies contest this view. This study explores early production of metaphorical (e.g., shark meaning a rapacious crafty...

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Main Authors: Ana Werkmann Horvat, Kristina Štrkalj Despot, Gordana Hržica
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2024-12-01
Series:Language and Cognition
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Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S1866980824000462/type/journal_article
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