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Rethinking Figurative Language in Autism: What Evidence Can We Use for Interventions?

open access: yesFrontiers 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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Figurative Language, Language Disorders, and Language(s) Evolution [PDF]

open access: yesFrontiers 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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Extending the Field of Extended Language: A Literature Review on Figurative Language Processing in Neurodevelopmental Disorders

open access: yesFrontiers in Communication, 2021
Figurative and extended uses of language are nonliteral utterances such as irony, sarcasm, and idioms and comprise a core part of social interaction. Children with typical development (TD) show a progressive adultlike understanding of figurative language
S. Chahboun, Ø. Kvello, A. G. Page
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An Analysis of Figurative Languages Used in Lokamase Ceremony

open access: yesAcitya, 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

open access: yesLanguage 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

open access: yesCaLLs: 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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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE IN ENGLISH STAND-UP COMEDY

open access: yesEnglish Review: Journal of English Education, 2016
This descriptive qualitative research was about the analysis of figurative language in English stand-up comedy. The purposes of this study were to identify the types of figurative language and to describe the functions of figurative language found in the
Maharani Widya Putri   +2 more
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Exploring Figurative Language in the Kite Runner Novel: Unveiling Semantic Depths for a Deeper Narrative Understanding

open access: yesJournal of Languages and Language Teaching, 2023
Figurative language analysis in a novel involves examining the author's use of various literary devices and techniques to enhance the narrative, evoke emotions, and create a deeper understanding of the text.
Dwi Indarti   +2 more
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Figurative Language in Malay to English Translation: An Analysis of the 2015 UniMAP VC's Keynote Speech

open access: yesMATEC Web of Conferences, 2018
Translating figurative language involves more than just replacing the figurative language with its equivalent in the target language. Therefore, it is not surprising for the translation of figurative language to have its own set of challenges.
Sharmini A.   +5 more
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Collaborative translation tasks: The case of figurative language

open access: yesCogent Education, 2018
The present study aimed at investigating the effect of using collaborative translation tasks (CTTs) for teaching figurative language. The study also sought to explore the perceptions of the learners toward the efficacy of CTTs for learning figurative ...
Ramin Ahrari, Ramineh Jamali
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