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Quantitative and Qualitative Aspects of L1 (Swedish) and L2 (English) Idiom Comprehension
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Karlsson, Monica – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2013
In the present investigation, 15 first term university students were faced with 80 context-based idioms in English (L2) and Swedish (L1) respectively, 30 of which were in the source domain of animals, commonly used in both languages, and asked to explain their meaning. The idioms were of varying frequency and transparency. Three main research…
Descriptors: Native Language, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)