33.708, Books: Metaphor and L2 Learning: Materassi

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Subject: 33.708, Books: Metaphor and L2 Learning: Materassi

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Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2022 22:35:22
From: Karijn Hootsen [lot-fgw at uva.nl]
Subject: Metaphor and L2 Learning: Materassi

 


Title: Metaphor and L2 Learning 
Series Title: LOT Dissertation Series  

Publication Year: 2022 
Publisher: Netherlands Graduate School of Linguistics / Landelijke (LOT)
	   http://www.lotpublications.nl/
	

Book URL: https://www.lotpublications.nl/metaphor-and-l2-learning 


Author: Elisabetta Emma Mina Materassi

Paperback: ISBN:  9789460933974 Pages: 208 Price: Europe EURO 31


Abstract:

Metaphor is a fundamental mechanism of human cognition, and metaphorical
linguistic expressions are pervasive in everyday conversations and written
texts. The specificity and imageability of metaphors make them a perfect
vehicle for conveying abstract or complex meanings in terms of more salient
ones, and the lexicon of languages is rich in single words and multi-word
expressions based on metaphor, such as idioms, phrasal verbs, idiomatic
phrases, and collocations. Most speakers of a first language (L1) learn to
understand metaphors and to make proper use of metaphorical expressions within
their given linguistic community effortlessly, simply by being exposed to
language in terms of real use, without engaging in conscious or intentional
learning activities. For second language (L2) learners, conversely, metaphors
represent a great challenge. On the one hand they are considered by some
scholars as a sign of near-native mastery of a second language and an
important learning goal. On the other hand, they hardly ever find a place in
the language lesson where explicit teaching prioritises more frequent and
rule-driven forms. One consequence of this is that these expressions are for
the most part learned incidentally, and the second-language learner is faced
with the difficult and exacting task of having to learn to use an enormous
number of expressions. In this study, in order to investigate the mechanisms
of comprehension and learning of metaphorical expressions in L2, a controlled
experiment was carried out examining the influence of the L1 and of syntactic
properties of L2 expressions on understanding and learning of metaphoric
expressions.
 



Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics
                     Language Acquisition


Written In: English  (eng)

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