Incidence of verbal comparisons in beginners' books and in metaphor comprehension research
A search for ecological validity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20368386 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Victor Broderick (Texas Tech University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1992 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 183-193 |
| Publication date | 1992-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Child Language (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0305-0009 • E-ISSN: 1469-7602 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0305000900013696 |
| PMID | 1551931 |
| OpenAlex | W2112519002 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 13 |
Explicit verbal comparisons in 53 popular children's books were syntactically and semantically classified. Comparison types found in these books were contrasted with comparisons used as comprehension stimuli in extant developmental research. Although noun-phrase metaphor has been a popular syntactic form in research, it is a rare form in children's literature. Implications for the design of future stimulus sets are discussed
Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Comprehension · Developmental psychology · Ecological validity · Linguistics · Literal and figurative language · Metaphor · Nonverbal communication · Psychometrics · Test validity · Categorization, perception, and language · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition · Literature, Language, and Rhetoric Studies · Psychology
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.1 |
| Citation span | 1996 - 2002 (7) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |