Figurative Language: Cross-Cultural and Cross-Linguistic Perspectives [2nd, rev.and updated ed.] 9783110702538, 9783110616910, 9783111255606

Figurative Language and Thought 0195109627, 9780195109627, 9781423759430

Our understanding of the nature and processing of figurative language is central to several important issues in cognitiv

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Crosslinguistic Influence and Crosslinguistic Interaction in Multilingual Language Learning 9781474235853, 9781474235884, 9781474235877

Which strategies do multilingual learners use when confronted with languages they don't yet know? Which factors are

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Crosslinguistic Influence in Second Language Acquisition 9781783094837

This collection provides an unprecedented insight into current approaches to the phenomenon of crosslinguistic influence

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Crosslinguistic Encounters in Language Acquisition: Typical and Atypical Development 9781783099092

This book presents diverse, original research studies on typical and atypical child language acquisition in monolingual,

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Figurative Language Comprehension : Social and Cultural Influences 9781410611628, 9780805845068

Figurative language, such as verbal irony, metaphor, hyperbole, idioms, and other forms is an increasingly important sub

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Figuring out Figuration (Figurative Thought and Language) 9027211051, 9789027211057

This book combines explanatory breadth with analytical delicacy. It offers a comprehensive study of a broad array of tra

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Developmental and Crosslinguistic Perspectives in Learner Corpus Research [1 ed.] 9789027271723, 9789027207715

This volume provides a state-of-the-art overview of current research and developments on the use of learner corpora perc

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Metaphor and Metonymy across Time and Cultures: Perspectives on the Sociohistorical Linguistics of Figurative Language 9783110335453, 9783110335439, 9783110555097

This volume offers new insights into figurative language and its pervasive role as a factor of linguistic change. The ca

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The Crosslinguistic Study of Language Acquisition, Volume 3 0805801057, 9780805801057

Extending the tradition of this series, which has become a standard reference work in language acquisition, this volume

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The Crosslinguistic Study of Language Acquisition: Theoretical Issues [2]

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