[PDF.52lk] Point of Words: Children's Understanding of Metaphor and Irony

Point of Words: Children's Understanding of Metaphor and Irony

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 | #3363844 in Books |  Harvard University Press |  1997-03-25 |  1997-01-30 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  9.00 x.57 x6.00l,.73 | File type: PDF | 224 pages

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|| |A rich book that addresses important issues. Winner is right that nonliteral language reflects a pervasive human ability, and revealing the bases and development of metaphor and irony displays fundamental aspects of human cognition. (Contemporary Psychology

A small child looks at a dripping faucet and says that it is drooling." Another calls a centipede a "comb." An older child notices the mess in his younger brother's room and says, "Wow, it sure is neat in here." Children's spontaneous speech is rich in such creative, nonliteral discourse. How do children's abilities to use and interpret figurative language change as they grow older? What does such language show us about the changing features of children's minds?

You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.Point of Words: Children's Understanding of Metaphor and Irony   |  Ellen Winner. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.

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