Exploring Individual Differences in Recognizing Idiomatic Expressions in Context.

ABSTRACT: Written language comprehension requires readers to integrate incoming information with stored mental knowledge to construct meaning. Literally plausible idiomatic expressions can activate both figurative and literal interpretations, which convey different meanings. Previous research has shown that contexts biasing the figurative or literal interpretation of an idiom can facilitate its processing. Moreover, there is evidence that processing of idiomatic expressions is subject to individual differences in linguistic knowledge and cognitive-linguistic skills. It is therefore conceivable that individuals vary in the extent to which they experience context-induced facilitation in processing idiomatic expressions. To explore the interplay between reader-related variables and contextual facilitat

SUBMITTER: Tilmatine M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8362631 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature