Journal article
Understanding how time flies and what it means to be on cloud nine: English as an Additional Language (EAL) learners’ metaphor comprehension
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We explored the vocabulary and metaphor comprehension of learners of English as an additional language (EAL) in the first two years of UK primary school. EAL vocabulary knowledge is believed to be a crucial predictor of (reading) comprehension and educational attainment (Murphy, 2018). The vocabulary of five- to seven-year-old children with EAL was compared to that of English monolinguals (N = 80). Comprehension was assessed for both verbal (e.g., time flies) and nominal metaphors (be on clou...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press Publisher's website
- Journal:
- Journal of Child Language Journal website
- Volume:
- 46
- Issue:
- 2
- Pages:
- 265-291
- Publication date:
- 2018-10-31
- Acceptance date:
- 2018-08-26
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1469-7602
- ISSN:
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0305-0009
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pubs:911203
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- pubs:911203
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911203
- Deposit date:
- 2018-08-30
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- Cambridge University Press
- Copyright date:
- 2018
- Notes:
- © Cambridge University Press 2018. This is the accepted manuscript version of the article. The final version is available online from Cambridge University Press at: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0305000918000399
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