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ERIC Number: EJ331070
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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"Butterflies Are Rainbows?": A Developmental Investigation of Metaphor Comprehension.
Siltanen, Susan A.
Communication Education, v35 n1 p1-12 Jan 1986
Identifies stages children progress through in acquiring adult metaphor comprehension and develops a more complex coding scheme based on theoretical clarifications of metaphor comprehension. (PD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Child Development, Children, Cognitive Development, Comprehension, Developmental Stages, Measurement Techniques, Metaphors, Theories
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Coding