Comprehension and recall of figurative language by nonnative speakers of English

"This study attempted to extend some of the findings in figurative language research over the past 10-15 years to a population not often tested in this area before, nonnative speakers of English. Most metaphor researchers in psycholinguistics have come to believe that nonliteral language is a vital component of language, not a ""special"" part that is acquired only after literal language has been acquired or that requires a different type of processing than literal language. The few studies done on nonnative speakers, on the other hand, concluded that figurative language was harder for these speakers, an aspect of the L2 that was to be avoided."

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Linguistics

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2011

Author dc:creator

• Biava, Christina Mary

Contributors dc:contributor

• Maclay, Howard S.

• Education, Language and Literature
• Language, Linguistics
• Language, General

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 1991 Biava, Christina Mary

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

AAI9210744
(UMI)AAI9210744

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/23217