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Figurative Thinking and Foreign Language Learning

Name: Figurative Thinking and Foreign Language Learning
Author: Jeannette Littlemore
ISBN: 9781403996022

by Jeannette Littlemore, Graham D. Low

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Overview

Many of the vocabulary items that foreign language learners encounter involve figurative extensions of meaning. For example, bottleneck, hard-headed and getting a foot in the door all involve figurative extensions of parts of the body. To understand words and expressions such as these, language learners often need to employ figurative thinking. This book examines the nature of figurative thinking, considers its contribution to communicative language ability, and explores the implications for language teaching and learning.

Synopsis

This book looks at how foreign language learners, including learners of English, can be helped to deal with metaphor and metonymy in order to improve their communicative language ability.

About the Author, Jeannette Littlemore

JEANNETTE LITTLEMORE is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of English at the University of Birmingham. GRAHAM D. LOW is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Educational Studies at the University of York.