‘Broccoli is candy’: The role of metaphors in children’s persuasive communication

Persuasion is a complex communicative process aiming at influencing others’ beliefs or behaviors. Imbuing everyday communication, persuasion is a crucial skill for children to successfully manage social interactions. While theoretically persuasion has been linked with the mastery of figurative langu...

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Published in:	Language Development Research
Main Authors:	Chiara Pompei, Elena Didoni, Luca Bischetti, Paola Del Sette, Serena Lecce, Valentina Bambini
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Carnegie Mellon University Library Publishing Service 2025-10-01
Subjects:	language acquisition persuasive skills communication figurative language metaphor production
Online Access:	http://ldr.lps.library.cmu.edu/article/id/836/

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