Figurative Language, Language Disorders, and Language(s) Evolution [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2017 Preparation of this work was supported by funds from the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (grants FFI2014-61888-EXP and FFI2016-78034-C2-2-P) and FEDER.
Antonio Benítez-Burraco
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Figurative language comprehension in individuals with autism spectrum disorder: A meta-analytic review. [PDF]
Autism, 2018 We present a meta-analysis of studies that compare figurative language comprehension in individuals with autism spectrum disorder and in typically developing controls who were matched based on chronological age or/and language ability.
Kalandadze T +3 more
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Figurative language processing in atypical populations: the ASD perspective. [PDF]
Front Hum Neurosci, 2015 This document is protected by copyright and was first published by Frontiers. All rights reserved. It is reproduced with permissionThis paper is intended to provide a critical overview of experimental and clinical research documenting problems in ...
Vulchanova M +3 more
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On the specificity of figurative language comprehension impairment in schizophrenia and its relation to cognitive skills but not psychopathological symptoms - Study on metaphor, humor and irony [PDF]
Schizophrenia Research: CognitionPeople with schizophrenia have difficulty understanding figurative expressions, such as metaphors, humor or irony. The present study investigated the specificity of figurative language impairment in schizophrenia and its relation with cognitive and ...
Przemysław Adamczyk +4 more
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Rethinking Figurative Language in Autism: What Evidence Can We Use for Interventions?
Frontiers in Communication, 2022 Problems with the processing and understanding of figurative language have been systematically observed in individuals on the autism spectrum despite preserved structural language skills.
Mila Vulchanova, Valentin Vulchanov
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Can You Play with Fire and Not Hurt Yourself? A Comparative Study in Figurative Language Comprehension between Individuals with and without Autism Spectrum Disorder. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 Individuals with High functioning autism (HFA) are distinguished by relative preservation of linguistic and cognitive skills. However, problems with pragmatic language skills have been consistently reported across the autistic spectrum, even when ...
Sobh Chahboun +4 more
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Gender Stereotypes and Figurative Language Comprehension [PDF]
Humana.Mente: Journal of Philosophical Studies, 2012 The paper aims to show how and to what extent social and cultural cues influence figurative language understanding. In the first part of the paper, we argue that social-contextual knowledge is organized in “schemas” or stereotypes, which act as strong ...
Roberta Cocco, Francesca Ervas
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An Analysis of Figurative Languages Used in Lokamase Ceremony
Acitya, 2023 The use of language in human life is very diverse, one of which is figurative language. Figurative language is the use of beautiful words with figurative language created from the author's feelings to give effect by comparing one thing with another ...
Yanto Yanto, Rikardus Nong Siga
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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE IN SELECTED SONGS OF “RED” BY TAYLOR SWIFT
Language Literacy: Journal of Linguistics, Literature, and Language Teaching, 2022 This study aims to explore the types and meanings of figurative language in Taylor Swift’s song lyrics. On the surface level, figurative language cannot be translated literally.
Alya Rizqi Fatikha, Qanitah Masykuroh
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THE FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE IN LANA DEL REY’S SONGS BASED ON TROPICO VIDEO
CaLLs: Journal of Culture, Arts, Literature, and Linguistics, 2021 Figurative language is a form of communication that creates a memorable impact on the listener through a certain context. To create meaningful impacts in communication, people use figurative language in songs.
Stella Noviani, Barli Bram
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