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Peer reviewedMate, Zolton; Malicky, Grace – English Quarterly, 1990
Examines the usefulness of the Salience Imbalance Theory of metaphor processing to aid in understanding how children comprehend metaphors in written text. Supports the prediction that the measure of salience of features is affected by the topic order and vehicle (asymmetry), but also reports children's responses not explained by the theory. (KEH)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Processes, Decoding (Reading), Elementary Education
