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ERIC Number: EJ096711
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1974
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Metaphors and Modalities: How Children Project Polar Adjectives onto Diverse Domains
Gardner, Howard
Child Development, 45, 1, 84-91, Mar 74
The capacity to appreciate and produce metaphoric language was studied in 3 1/2 - 19-year olds. It was found that children could understand some metaphors, and there was improvement with age. (ST)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Elementary School Students, Figurative Language, Language Acquisition, Measurement, Metaphors, Preschool Children
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