Summary This review seeks to cover the main theoretical contributions and experimental researches dealing with the comprehension of metaphors by adults and children. Various linguistic works dealing with the definition of metaphors constitute the basis of psychological research. Richard's definition (1936) is often used by psychologists : a metaphor is characterized by two terms and by the relationship which exists between them. The subject term is called « topic », the term used metaphorically is called « vehicle »; the relationship between « topic » and « vehicle » or what they have in common is the « ground ». Studies with adult subjects suggest three kinds of metaphor corresponding to different psychological functionings. 1. Metaphors, ...
Although children\u27s understanding of figurative language has been extensively investigated, parti...
A report submitted by Lynn Haller Augsbach to the Research and Creative Productions Committee in 199...
The ability to comprehend and use metaphor has been argued to be the kernel of creative thought. The...
Summary This review seeks to cover the main theoretical contributions and experimental researches de...
Summary : Metaphor comprehension in children Our aim in this paper is to review the experimental res...
Summary: Comprehension of metaphors and pseudo-metaphors in 4-to 8-years old children. With the goal...
Summary : How do we understand metaphors ? This article is a review of the experimental research on ...
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 283-299)The purpose of this study is to investigate the ...
Summary : A study of the production of metaphors in 3 to 7 year old children. In a study of the prod...
A review of the literature on the development of children's abilities to comprehend and produce...
Recent research on the development of children\u27s abilities to comprehend and produce metaphorical...
The paper presents the results of research on children’s metaphorical predispositions, i.e. the abil...
This article presents a test for assessing metaphor comprehension (MCT) in explicit linguistic form ...
Abstract From the perspective of the ecological direct realist approach to perceiving-acting-knowing...
This empricial research studies the ability of children aged 9 to 14 to explain the meaning of metap...
Although children\u27s understanding of figurative language has been extensively investigated, parti...
A report submitted by Lynn Haller Augsbach to the Research and Creative Productions Committee in 199...
The ability to comprehend and use metaphor has been argued to be the kernel of creative thought. The...
Summary This review seeks to cover the main theoretical contributions and experimental researches de...
Summary : Metaphor comprehension in children Our aim in this paper is to review the experimental res...
Summary: Comprehension of metaphors and pseudo-metaphors in 4-to 8-years old children. With the goal...
Summary : How do we understand metaphors ? This article is a review of the experimental research on ...
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 283-299)The purpose of this study is to investigate the ...
Summary : A study of the production of metaphors in 3 to 7 year old children. In a study of the prod...
A review of the literature on the development of children's abilities to comprehend and produce...
Recent research on the development of children\u27s abilities to comprehend and produce metaphorical...
The paper presents the results of research on children’s metaphorical predispositions, i.e. the abil...
This article presents a test for assessing metaphor comprehension (MCT) in explicit linguistic form ...
Abstract From the perspective of the ecological direct realist approach to perceiving-acting-knowing...
This empricial research studies the ability of children aged 9 to 14 to explain the meaning of metap...
Although children\u27s understanding of figurative language has been extensively investigated, parti...
A report submitted by Lynn Haller Augsbach to the Research and Creative Productions Committee in 199...
The ability to comprehend and use metaphor has been argued to be the kernel of creative thought. The...