First and second language child speakers of Afrikaans’s knowledge of figurative language
This article reports on a study that compared the knowledge of figurative language in first (L1) and second language (L2) speakers of Afrikaans, aged 8 to 10. To assess comprehension of figurative language, 25 idioms were initially presented without context; only if the child gave an incorrect inter...
Main Authors: | , |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | Afrikaans |
Published: |
Stellenbosch University
2008-12-01
|
Series: | Per Linguam : A Journal of Language Learning |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://perlinguam.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/39 |