Idiom understanding in Australian youth: A cross-cultural comparison

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 442-447

  Nippold, Marilyn A ^a   Taylor, Catherine L ^b   Baker, Jennifer M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c University of Oregon ^*

Author keywords

Cross cultural comparison; Figurative language; Idiom understanding; Language development; Youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; SPEECH PERCEPTION; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; COGNITION; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; SPEECH PERCEPTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030122279     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/jshr.3902.442     Document Type: Review

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