In the study presented here, Greek adult advanced-level learners of English guess at the meaning of unknown English idioms and describe the train of thought that led them to an idiom's interpretation immediately after supplying an interpretation of it. Results indicate limited use of Conceptual Metaphors as a strategy for the guessing of an idiom's meaning, thus contradicting previous claims of no such use. This study also tests whether meaning guessing based on idiom-inherent features occurs more often when idioms are presented out of context than when in context. This hypothesis is supported for all such strategies except the one utilising Conceptual Metaphor knowledge, possibly because of its rare occurrence in both context conditions. S...
Two accounts have been given for the formation of idiom transparency intuitions. For most researcher...
The present study investigated the effect of context on the strategies the EFL learners utilized to ...
The present thesis discusses the role of conceptual metaphor in English language teaching (ELT). Th...
In the study presented here, Greek adult advanced-level learners of English guess at the meaning of ...
Cognitive linguists have been exploring how giving learners information about the motivation of L2 i...
Idioms have long been regarded as problematic for L2 learners due to the arbitrariness of their mean...
This paper investigates the application of Metaphor Theory, as one of the fundamental concepts in Co...
This paper investigates the application of Metaphor Theory, as one of the fundamental concepts in Co...
This study looks into the importance of culture and embodiment in understanding metaphorical meaning...
This paper addresses the question of how the Conceptual Metaphor Theory with its well-established me...
Second language learners often struggle to understand the messages conveyed when idioms are used in ...
Contrary to the traditional view of idioms, cognitive linguists have demonstrated that the nature of...
This study explores the issue of L2 learners ’ idiom comprehension and processing in order to examin...
This study sought to examine the effects on idiom retention by raising the metaphor awareness of L2 ...
In 1980, George Lakoff and Mark Johnson challenged the traditional view of metaphors by showing thei...
Two accounts have been given for the formation of idiom transparency intuitions. For most researcher...
The present study investigated the effect of context on the strategies the EFL learners utilized to ...
The present thesis discusses the role of conceptual metaphor in English language teaching (ELT). Th...
In the study presented here, Greek adult advanced-level learners of English guess at the meaning of ...
Cognitive linguists have been exploring how giving learners information about the motivation of L2 i...
Idioms have long been regarded as problematic for L2 learners due to the arbitrariness of their mean...
This paper investigates the application of Metaphor Theory, as one of the fundamental concepts in Co...
This paper investigates the application of Metaphor Theory, as one of the fundamental concepts in Co...
This study looks into the importance of culture and embodiment in understanding metaphorical meaning...
This paper addresses the question of how the Conceptual Metaphor Theory with its well-established me...
Second language learners often struggle to understand the messages conveyed when idioms are used in ...
Contrary to the traditional view of idioms, cognitive linguists have demonstrated that the nature of...
This study explores the issue of L2 learners ’ idiom comprehension and processing in order to examin...
This study sought to examine the effects on idiom retention by raising the metaphor awareness of L2 ...
In 1980, George Lakoff and Mark Johnson challenged the traditional view of metaphors by showing thei...
Two accounts have been given for the formation of idiom transparency intuitions. For most researcher...
The present study investigated the effect of context on the strategies the EFL learners utilized to ...
The present thesis discusses the role of conceptual metaphor in English language teaching (ELT). Th...