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Incidence of verbal comparisons in beginners' books and in metaphor comprehension research: a search for ecological validity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 February 2009

Victor Broderick
Victor Broderick*
Affiliation:
Texas Tech University
*
Department of Social Sciences, Ferms State University, Big Rapids, MI 49307, USA.
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Abstract

Explicit verbal comparisons in 53 popular children's books were syntactically and semantically classified. Comparison types found in these books were contrasted with comparisons used as comprehension stimuli in extant developmental research. Although noun-phrase metaphor has been a popular syntactic form in research, it is a rare form in children's literature. Implications for the design of future stimulus sets are discussed.

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Journal of Child Language , Volume 19 , Issue 1 , February 1992 , pp. 183 - 193
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1992

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