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Direct linkAndreou, Georgia; Galantomos, Ioannis – Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, 2009
In this article we argue that conceptual competence should be seen as a component of second language (L2) communicative competence. Abstract concepts are highly expressed by means of metaphors, metonymies, idioms and other types of figurative language. In literature it is suggested that knowledge and appropriate use of these lexical segments are…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Figurative Language, Communicative Competence (Languages), Greek
Andreou, Georgia; Karapetsas, Anargyros – Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, 2004
The study investigated native language verbal skills among low and highly proficient bilinguals, using the WISC III verbal subtests. Highly proficient bilinguals showed a superiority for almost all verbal subtests. This finding lends support to Threshold Theory which maintains that bilinguals need to achieve high levels of linguistic proficiency…
Descriptors: Verbal Ability, Bilingualism, Cognitive Development, Language Proficiency
