A Test of Metaphoric Comprehension and Some Preliminary Developmental Data.

Pollio, Marilyn R.; Pollio, Howard R.

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ERIC Number: EJ199643

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1979-Feb

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A Test of Metaphoric Comprehension and Some Preliminary Developmental Data.

Pollio, Marilyn R.; Pollio, Howard R.

Journal of Child Language, v6 n1 p111-20 Feb 1979

Reports on a study designed to: (1) produce a multiple-choice test which would measure children's comprehension of figurative language, and (2) obtain information about the development of figurative language comprehension in children. (Author/AM)

Descriptors: Child Language, Cognitive Processes, Comprehension, Figurative Language, Intellectual Development, Language Acquisition, Language Research, Language Tests, Metaphors, Multiple Choice Tests, Psycholinguistics, Test Reliability

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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