Journal Article Metaphoric Competence, Second Language Learning, and Communicative Ability Get access Jeannette Littlemore, Littlemore Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Graham Low Applied Linguistics, Volume 27, Issue 2, June 2006, Pages 268–294, https://doi.org/10.1093/applin/aml004 Published: 01 2006 history Received: February

Journal Article Difficulties in Metaphor Comprehension Faced by International Students whose First Language is not English Get access Jeannette Littlemore, Littlemore * University of Birmingham *E-mail: j.m.littlemore@bham.ac.uk Search for other works this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Phyllis Trautman Chen, Chen Almut Koester, Koester John Barnden Applied Linguistics, Volume 32, Issue 4, September 2011, Pages 408–429, https://doi.org/10.1093/applin/amr009 Published: 12 March 2011

Journal Article An Investigation into Metaphor Use at Different Levels of Second Language Writing Get access Jeannette Littlemore, Littlemore * 1University Birmingham and 2VU University Amsterdam *E-mail: j.m.littlemore@bham.ac.uk Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Tina Krennmayr, Krennmayr James Turner, Turner Sarah Applied Linguistics, Volume 35, Issue 2, May 2014, Pages 117–144, https://doi.org/10.1093/applin/amt004 Published: 02 2013

Earlier studies have demonstrated the dynamic properties of metaphor by showing how meanings and functions metaphorical expressions can flexibly change develop within individual texts or discourse events (Cameron, 2011 Cameron, L. 2011. Metaphor reconciliation: The discourse-dynamics empathy in post-conflict conversations, London, , UK: Routledge. [Google Scholar]). In this article, we draw from Linell's (2009 Linell, P. 2009. Rethinking language, mind, world dialogically: Interactional...

This article examines metaphoric competence and its relationship to L2 learning teaching. The study described measured four aspects of in the participants' L1 L2: (a) originality metaphor production, (b) ability find meaning metaphor, (c) speed finding (d) fluency interpretation. Two were found be weakly related whereas other two independent. Speed was significantly holistic cognitive style, all had positive yet statistically nonsignificant relationships with communicative language ability....

It has been claimed in recent years that, on the one hand, metaphor occurs UK university lectures ways that are likely to confuse ESL learners (Littlemore 2001, 2003) and other hand US lecturers use it highly structured ways, particularly involving linked clusters, help organize lecture indicate opinions of speaker (Corts Pollio 1999; Corts Meyers 2002). Both sets claims potentially useful teachers English for Academic Purposes (EAP). However, they both derive from studies with fairly narrow...

This article describes a study that looked at the presence of metaphor in lectures given an International Development department British university, and problems this caused for overseas students. It was found extremely prevalent it used mainly evaluative purposes. The interpretations by students differed significantly from those offered university lecturers. tended to focus on inappropriate connotations vehicle metaphor. often meant they misunderstood main points lecture and, more...

This article describes a study that investigated the ways in which Bangladeshi students interpreted metaphors used by their lecturers during short course at British university. The were asked to interpret number of presented context. They also identify value judgments being expressed through these particular contexts. Culture-specific assumptions about target domains appeared affect students' recognition lecturers' attitudes issues they discussing. To areas disparity between (working)...

Abstract To date, research in advertising has focussed almost exclusively on metaphor, with linguists and marketing scholars paying very little attention to alternative types of figurative expression. Beyond the finding that metaphor leads an increased appreciation advertisements, there been surprisingly into how consumer response is affected by metonymy, or metaphor–metonymy interactions. In this article, we present findings from a study investigated depth which participants (n = 90) range...

Journal Article An empirical study of the relationship between cognitive style and use communication strategy Get access J Littlemore English for International Students Unit, University Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B30 1NY, UK E-mail: littlejm@hhs.bham.ac.uk Search other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Applied Linguistics, Volume 22, Issue 2, June 2001, Pages 241–265, https://doi.org/10.1093/applin/22.2.241 Published: 01 2001

Computers are now able to automatically generate metaphors, but some generated metaphors more well received than others. In this article, we showed participants a series of "A is B" type that were either by humans or taken from the Twitter account "MetaphorIsMyBusiness" (@MetaphorMagnet), which linked fully automated metaphor generator. We used these assess linguistic factors drive appreciation and understanding, including role novelty, word frequency, concreteness, emotional valence topic...

A group of 71 university students were first asked to explain 3 conceptual metaphors. Then the participants' cognitive styles classified into "analytic" or "holistic" and "imager" "verbalizer" by means Riding (1991) computer-assisted test styles. The results experiment revealed style variables in preferred strategies metaphors: (a) "holistic thinkers" more likely than ones blend their conception target domain with source domain, (b) "imagers" "verbalizers" refer stereotypical images

Abstract Pregnancy loss, encompassing miscarriage, stillbirth and termination for foetal abnormality, can be considered a particularly intense unique form of bereavement, which engenders difficult or painful emotions. When people are talking about such emotions, they have been found to make extensive use metaphor ( Semino, 2011 ). In this paper, we analysis small corpus interviews with individuals in England who suffered losses, support them, explore the nature bereavement. particular, focus...

Native speakers understand familiar idioms (e.g., over the moon) and conventional metaphors describing time as a doctor) quickly easily. In two eye-tracking studies we considered how native are able to make sense of fundamentally unfamiliar figurative expressions. Experiment 1 compared with literal paraphrases same meaning, known had clear advantage, unknown showed significant disadvantage, no difference between versions. 2 readers saw (or paraphrases) in contexts that either supported...