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Motsiou, Eleni. 2006. The child - metaphor relation from a developmentary point of view (Μεταφορά και παιδί: όψεις μίας εξελικτικής διαδικασίας). 255 pp.
Publication type
Ph.D dissertation
Publication language
Greek

Abstract

This dissertation researches children's comprehension of metaphor and figurative language, in general, while commenting on the corresponding developmental stages. The aim was to find out whether the use of figuration is an early cognitive ability or it is to be expected during later developmental stages. The mechanism accounting for this kind of comprehension is referred to as "complexive-transmissive mechanism". The study provides numerous interesting findings on children's comprehension of figurative language, particularly metaphor, and comparisons are made with adults' comprehension.