The science of cognitive development is divisible into two broad fields of inquiry:(a) the
ontogenesis of basic processes and capabilities (eg, attention, memory, processing speed …

The general consensus emerging from decades of empirical investigation of metaphor
processing is that, when appropriately contextualised, metaphorically used language is no …

This book examines how people understand utterances that are intended figuratively.
Traditionally, figurative language such as metaphors and idioms has been considered …

How do we learn to produce and comprehend non-literal language? Competing theories
have only partially accounted for the variety of language comprehension evoked in …

A central question in metaphor research is how metaphors establish mappings between
concepts from different domains. The authors propose an evolutionary path based on …

In this study I lest the prevalent Claims among contemporary psycholinguists that
understanding metaphor does not involve a special process, and that it is essentially …

Fuzzy-trace theory is a gist-driven interpretation of cognitive development that has
descended from, but is distinctly different than, the Piagetian and information-processing …

A cross-modal priming paradigm was used to examine the comprehension of metaphors
varying in familiarity and aptness. In Experiments 1 and 2 high-familiar metaphors showed …

The main aim of this book is to examine a problem that is relevant to literary criticism and
literary theory, as well as to pragmatic theory. The problem can be expressed in terms of the …

Metaphor is pervasive in language and thought: in scientific discovery (Gentner, 1982;
Gentner & Jeziorski, 1993; Gruber, 1995; Nersessian, 1992), in literature (Gibbs, 1994; …