Interpretation of English idioms by Indian and non-Indian children

This study compared the performance of four groups of children--two Indian groups and two non-Indian groups--on a test of commonly used idioms. The Indian subjects, all bilingual, were differentiated on the basis of school setting, uni-ethnic or multi-ethnic. The non-Indian subjects, all from multi-...

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Main Author: Hoiland, Esther Amelia
Other Authors: Klein, Howard A.
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: University of Saskatchewan 2007
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Online Access:http://library.usask.ca/theses/available/etd-06202007-124246/