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Publication details [#47214]

Colston, Herbert L. and Albert N. Katz, eds. 2004. Figurative Language Comprehension. Social and Cultural Influences. Routledge. 360 pp.

Publication type

Book – edited volume

Publication language

English

Keywords

cognition | culture | figurative meaning, comprehension of | figurative speech | language processing

Annotation

This volume focuses on the impact of social and cultural influences (such as gender, inter-group effects, socio-economic status, and cultural differences) on people's figurative language use, comprehension and processing.