Metaphor comprehension in preschool children

Recent work suggests that though young children can comprehend metaphors based on shared perceptual or functional features, comprehending metaphors based on abstract relations presents a greater challenge. We conducted two pre-registered studies (n = 276; mean age = 3.7 years; 146 female, 49% white)...

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Main Authors: Ariel Starr, Sahana Sridhar, Taylor Petersen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Carnegie Mellon University Library Publishing Service 2025-03-01
Series:Language Development Research
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Online Access:http://ldr.lps.library.cmu.edu/article/id/782/
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