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Motor Neuron Diseases (MNDs) represent a test-ground to assess motor cortex involvement in action-language from literal to figurative uses, also taking into account somatotopicity. Here, a sample of patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and another with the SPG4 variant of Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia (HSP-SPG4), affecting specifically ...
Federico Frau +10 more
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Is the comprehension of idiomatic sentences indeed impaired in paranoid Schizophrenia?A window into semantic processing deficits [PDF]
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2014 Schizophrenia patients have been reported to be more impaired in comprehending non-literal than literal language since early studies on proverbs. Preference for literal rather than figurative interpretations continues to be documented.
Francesca ePesciarelli +6 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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Chinese-English Translation of Public Signs for Tourism [PDF]
JoSTrans: The Journal of Specialised Translation, 2010 Bilingual public signs are extensively used in Chinese-speaking regions such as Mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. This article concentrates on issues relating to Chinese public signs at tourist attractions and their translation into English. Based on
Leong Ko
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Metaphor identification in a terminological dictionary [PDF]
Ibérica, 2009 This paper aims at demonstrating that metaphor is not simply a literary device, but an integral part of everyday language. The Theory of Conceptual Metaphor suggests that our conceptual system is fundamentally metaphorical.
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'It's all smooth sailing': Figurative and literal aspects of language comprehension
, 2019 Promotor : Dijkstra, A.F.J. Co-promotor : Strik, H.
Wendy van Ginkel
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Figurative Language in Atypical Contexts: Searching for Creativity in Narco Language
Applied Sciences, 2022 Literal language is commonly defined in terms of direct meaning, i.e., any literal utterance must convey a unique meaning. Such meaning has to be the one conventionally accepted to guarantee a successful communication.
Antonio Reyes, Rafael Saldívar
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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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Journal of Accounting and Finance in Emerging Economies, 2021 Purpose: The current study investigates the new impact of the language style of online reviews (figurative vs. literal) on customers' perceived credibility and purchase intention the use of figurative language to advertise product quality and social ...
Qamar Hussain +3 more
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Jentera: Jurnal Kajian Sastra, 2022 This research is aimed to find the types of figurative language used and to identify translation method that the translator chooses to translate figurative language from Crazy Rich Asians novel into Kaya Tujuh Turunan.
Riris Mutiara Simamora, Andre Priyono
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