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ERIC Number: EJ442337
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0663
Developmental versus Language-Based Factors in Metaphor Interpretation.
Johnson, Janice
Journal of Educational Psychology, v83 n4 p470-83 Dec 1991
Roles of language proficiency and general developmental factors on metaphor interpretation were examined for 60 Spanish- and English-speaking and 60 monolingual English-speaking children aged 7-8, 9-10, and 11-12 years. Language proficiency in English and socioeconomic status were considered, but both were less important in metaphor interpretation than in age. (SLD)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Age Groups, Bilingual Students, Child Development, Cognitive Ability, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, English, Foreign Countries, Knowledge Level, Language Proficiency, Linguistic Competence, Metaphors, Models, Socioeconomic Status, Spanish Speaking
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Canada; Monolingual Students