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: | Van der Merwe, Kristin, Southwood, Frenette |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | Afrikaans |
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Stellenbosch University
2008-12-01
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Series: | Per Linguam : A Journal of Language Learning |
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Online Access: | http://perlinguam.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/39 |
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