‘Being black is like being a soldier in Iraq’: metaphorical expressions of blackness in an urban community
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DOI: 10.1080/09518398.2016.1243269
Abstract: Abstract Metaphor and metaphorical expressions are phenomenon of interest in teacher education research, critical race literature, and research on black communicative practices. Only marginal concerted attention has been paid to students’ metaphorical expressions, and what… read more here.
Keywords: like soldier; metaphorical expressions; iraq metaphorical; expressions blackness ... See more keywords
Impaired comprehension of metaphorical expressions in very mild Alzheimer’s disease
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DOI: 10.2147/ndt.s193645
Abstract: Background Brain-damaged patients often have difficulty understanding non-literal language. However, whether patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) have comprehension deficits of metaphorical expressions, in contrast with non-metaphorical (literal) expressions, remains unclear. Patients and methods The subjects… read more here.
Keywords: comprehension; comprehension deficits; test; metaphorical expressions ... See more keywords
The Understanding of Visual Metaphors by the Congenitally Blind
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01242
Abstract: Results from a narrow set of empirical studies suggest that blind individuals’ comprehension of metaphorical expressions does not differ from that of sighted participants. However, prominent accounts of metaphor comprehension yield different predictions about the… read more here.
Keywords: congenitally blind; understanding visual; visual metaphors; sighted participants ... See more keywords