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Schöler, Hermann and Petra Schneider. 1981. Zur Entwicklung des Verstehens von Metaphern: Eine Untersuchung an 5-12 jährigen Kindern.

Publication type

Working paper

Publication language

German

Keywords

cognitive development | metaphor, comprehension of | metaphor, L1-acquisition of

Annotation

The comprehension of metaphor is described as a two-stage process. The second stage is a search for meaning. It is assumed that this search varies systematically with cognitive development. A pilot study is discussed.