Metaphoric Reference: An Eye Movement Analysis of Spanish-English and English-Spanish Bilingual Readers

This study examines the processing of metaphoric reference by bilingual speakers. English dominant, Spanish dominant, and balanced bilinguals read passages in English biasing either a figurative (e.g., describing a weak and soft fighter that always lost and everyone hated) or a literal (e.g., descri...

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Main Authors: Roberto Ramírez Heredia, Anna Barbara Cieslicka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00439/full