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Song Yiqi, Yang Wanqing and Dandan Liang. 2021. 6~8岁汉语高功能自闭症儿童空间概念“大”的隐喻映射研究. Studies of Psychology and Behavior 19 (4) : 460–465. URL
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
Chinese
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Abstract
"This paper investigated the metaphorical mapping ability of “big” concept by Mandarin-speaking children with high-functioning autism (HFA) using a picture selection task and “da4+noun phrase” as material for the relevant metaphors. The results revealed that children with HFA showed a weaker ability to comprehend metaphors than typically developing (TD) children did. Both groups performed better in mapping “da4” to concrete concepts than in mapping “da4” to abstract concept. TD children were able to use context to facilitate the mapping from “da4” to concrete concepts and abstract concepts, although the HFA group were difficult to establish the mapping between “da4” and abstract concepts by using contextual clues. "