The Processing of Metaphors and Their Paraphrases in Context [microform] / Donald B. Yarbrough and Maija S. Blaubergs.

Two studies investigated the processing of metaphor, specifically (1) the extent to which metaphor is processed similarly to literal language and (2) the effects of the presence or absence of a specific context on processing. In the first study, 82 college students listened to one of four taped lect...

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Online Access:	Request ERIC Document
Main Author:	Yarbrough, Donald B.
Other Authors:	Blaubergs, Maija S.
Format:	Microfilm Book
Language:	English
Published:	[S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1980.
Subjects:	Cognitive Processes. College Students. Context Clues. Higher Education. Language Processing. Linguistics. Metaphors. Reading Comprehension. Reading Research.