Interpreting Figurative Meaning critically evaluates the recent empirical work from
psycholinguistics and neuroscience examining the successes and difficulties associated …

Figurative language in advertising affects product attitudes positively across contexts. In
contrast, the present research demonstrates that the use and effectiveness of figurative …

Unlike literal expressions, idioms' meanings do not directly follow from their parts, posing a
challenge for neural machine translation (NMT). NMT models are often unable to translate …

Research into recurrent, highly conventionalized “formulaic” sequences has shown a
processing advantage compared to “novel”(non-formulaic) language. Studies of individual …

Abstract Models of idiom comprehension differ in their predictions concerning
compositionality: Some claim that idiomatic meaning is the result of compositional analysis …

It is an established fact that idiomatic expressions are fast to process. However, the
explanation of the phenomenon is controversial. Using a semantic judgment paradigm …

Idiom priming effects (faster processing compared to novel phrases) are generally robust in
native speakers but not non-native speakers. This leads to the question of how idioms and …

Acquiring competence in figurative language is a challenging aspect of the second/foreign
(L2) language learning process. A crucial component of figurative competence is the …

This article presents a rationale for making idioms and their use a mainstay of the second
language (L2) curriculum. First, it offers a definition of the elusive term" idiom" as a point of …

Previous research has proved that online reviews on purchased goods can observably
affect consumers' evaluation of products, purchase decisions, and purchase behaviors. This …