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ERIC Number: EJ415381
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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ISSN: ISSN-1046-3364
The Effect of Cultural Schemata on the Interpretation of Metaphor.
Roshkow, Sylvia
Research & Teaching in Developmental Education, v5 n1 p17-23 Fall 1988
Discusses the importance of world knowledge in the comprehension of metaphor. Examines difficulties encountered by students when their cultural schemata are insufficient or inappropriate to ensure comprehension. Offers pedagogical solutions to these problems. (DMM)
Descriptors: Comprehension, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Context, Figurative Language, Higher Education, Metaphors, Reading Comprehension, Schemata (Cognition)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Note: Available from New York College Learning Skills Association, c/o Developmental Studies Division, Community College of the Finger Lakes, Canandaigua, NY 11424 ($20.00 per volume for non-NYCLSA members).