Quantitative and qualitative aspects of L1 (Swedish) and L2 (English) idiom comprehension

In the present investigation, 15 first term university students were faced with 80 context-based idioms in English (L2) and Swedish (L1) respectively, 30 of which were in the source domain of animals, commonly used in both languages, and asked to explain their meaning. The idioms were of varying fre...

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Main Author: Monica Karlsson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Department of English Studies Faculty of Pedagogy and Fine Arts Adam Mickiewicz University 2013-10-01
Series:Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching
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Online Access:http://pressto.amu.edu.pl/index.php/ssllt/article/view/5012