Idiom comprehension in child language

[huysal9 at gmail.com]

Dear all,

First of all, I would like to express my excitement about posting my first 
question in this group (Of course, after reading the older posts).

I have been reading about Prototype Theory of Eleanor Rosch, which is the 
point of departure for my M.A thesis, within the frame of child language 
development. Then I suddenly found myself trying to design steps for (an) 
experiment(s) in idiom comprehension. I am partly aware of the literature 
in figurative language processing (thanks to the comprehensive chapter by 
Gibbs and Colston in 
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780123693747). So my questions 
are as follows:

   - What is the direction of research in idiom comprehension in child 
   language?
   - Could you suggest me some seminal works in idiom comprehension, or 
   more generally figurative language?
   - Is there anyone to help me revise my experimental design?
   - What kind of an effect could prototypicality of concepts in idioms 
   have on children's comprehension? (Feel free to share your criticism or 
   advice, if you prefer to look at this research question from another 
   perspective.)
   - A third research field having just popped into my mind is child 
   directed speech. In what way can I integrate it into my research?

Thanks,
Huseyin

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