On the comprehension of metonymical expressions by Arabic-speaking EFL learners: A cognitive linguistic approach

This study aims to examine the comprehension of L2 metonymies by Arabic-speaking EFL learners and to investigate the extent to which the participants’ L1 conceptual and linguistic knowledge of metonymies can affect the processing of L2 metonymies. A comprehension task was administered to elicit data...

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Main Authors: Zibin Aseel, Altakhaineh Abdel Rahman Mitib, Hussein Elham T.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra 2020-06-01
Series:Topics in Linguistics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/topling-2020-0003