Learning phrasal verbs through conceptual metaphors: A case of japanese EFL learners

TESOL Quarterly

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 250-273

  Yasuda, Sachiko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955144607     PISSN: 00398322     EISSN: 15457249     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5054/tq.2010.219945     Document Type: Article

References (55)

1. Andreou, G., & Galantomos, L. (2008). Designing a conceptual syllabus for teaching metaphors and idioms in a foreign language context. Porta Languarum, 9, 69-77.
2. Boers, F. (2000a). Enhancing metaphoric awareness in specialized reading. English for Specific Purposes, 19, 137-147. doi:10.1016/S0889-4906(98)00017-9.
3. Boers, F. (2000b). Metaphor awareness and vocabulary retention. Applied Linguistics, 21, 553-571. doi:10.1093/applin/21.4.553.
4. Boers, F. (2004). Expanding learners' vocabulary through metaphor awareness: What expansion, what learners, what vocabulary? In M. Achard & S. Niemeier (Eds.), Cognitive linguistics, second language acquisition, and foreign language teaching (pp. 211-232). Berlin, Germany: Mouton de Gruyter.
5. Boers, F., & Demecheleer, M. (1998). A cognitive semantic approach to teaching prepositions. ELT Journal, 52, 197-204. doi:10.1093/elt/52.3.197.
6. Cadierno, T. (2008). Learning to talk about motion in a foreign language. In N. Ellis & P. Robinson (Eds.), Handbook of cognitive linguistics and second language acquisition (pp. 378-431). New York, NY: Routledge.
7. Collins COBUILD. (1989). Collins COBUILD dictionary of phrasal verbs. London, England: Williams Collins Sons.
8. Conventry, K. R., & Guijarro-Fuentes, P. (2008). Spatial language learning and the functional geometric framework. In N. Ellis & P. Robinson (Ed.), Handbook of cognitive linguistics and second language acquisition (pp. 114-137). New York, NY: Routledge.
9. Cooper, T. C. (1999). Processing of idioms by L2 learners of English. TESOL Quarterly, 33, 233-262. doi:10.2307/3587719.
10. Courtney, R. (1983). Longman dictionary of phrasal verbs. Harlow, England: Longman Publishing Group.
11. Crutchley, A. (2007). Comprehension of idiomatic verb + particle constructions in 6- to 11-year-old children. First Language, 27, 203-226. doi:10.1177/ 0142723707078317.
12. Deignan, A., Gabrys, D., & Solska, A. (1997). Teaching English metaphors using cross-linguistic awareness-raising activities. ELT Journal, 51, 352-360. doi:10.1093/elt/51.4.352.
13. Dirven, R. (2001). The metaphoric in recent cognitive approaches to English phrasal verbs. Metaphorik.de, 1. Retrieved from http://www.metaphorik.de/01/dirven.htm.
14. Erlam, R. (2005). Language aptitude and its relationship to instructional effectiveness in second language acquisition. Language Teaching Research, 9, 147-171. doi:10.1191/1362168805lr161oa.
15. Gibbs, R. W. (1990). Psycholinguistic studies on the conceptual basis of idiomaticity. Cognitive Linguistics, 1, 417-451. doi:10.1515/cogl.1990.1.4.417.
16. Gibbs, R. W. (1991). Semantic analyzability in children's understanding of idioms. Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 34, 613-620.
17. Gibbs, R. W., & O'Brien, J. (1990). Idioms and mental imagery: The metaphorical motivation for idiomatic meaning. Cognition, 36, 35-68. doi:10.1016/0010- 0277(90)90053-M.
18. Irujo, S. (1986). Don't put your leg in yourmouth: Transfer in the acquisition of idioms in a second language. TESOL Quarterly, 20, 287-304. doi:10.2307/3586545.
19. Irujo, S. (1993). Steering clear: Avoidance in the production of idioms. IRAL, 31, 205-219. doi:10.1515/iral.1993.31.3.205.
20. Johnson, J., & Rosano, T. (1993). Relation of cognitive style to metaphor interpretation and second language proficiency. Applied Psycholinguistics, 14, 159-175. doi:10.1017/S014271640000953X.
21. Kellerman, E. (2001). New uses for old language: Cross-linguistic and cross-gestural influence in the narratives of native speakers. In J. Genoz, B. Hufeisen, & U. Jessner (Eds.), Cross-linguistic influence in third language acquisition (pp. 170-191). Clevedon, England: Multilingual Matters.
22. Kovecses, Z. (2001). A cognitive linguistic view of learning idioms in an FLT context. In M. Putz, S. Niemeier, & R. Dirven (Eds.), Applied cognitive linguistics II: Language pedagogy (pp. 87-116). Berlin, Germany: Mouton de Gruyter.
23. Kovecses, Z. (2002). Metaphor: A practical introduction. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
24. Kovecses, Z. (2003). Language, figurative thought, and cross-cultural comparison. Metaphor and Symbol, 18, 311-320. doi:10.1207/S15327868MS1804_6.
25. Kovecses, Z., & Szabo, P. (1996). Idioms: A view from cognitive semantics. Applied Linguistics, 17, 326-355. doi:10.1093/applin/17.3.326.
26. Kurtyka, A. (2001). Teaching English phrasal verbs: A cognitive approach. In M. Putz, S. Niemeier, & R. Dirven (Eds.), Applied cognitive linguistics II: Language pedagogy (pp. 29-54). Berlin, Germany: Mouton de Gruyter.
27. Lakoff, G. (1987). Women, fire, and dangerous things. Chicago, IL: The University of Chicago Press.
28. Lakoff, G., & Johnson, M. (1980). Metaphors we live by. Chicago, IL: The University of Chicago Press.
29. Langacker, R. (1987). Foundations of cognitive grammar: Vol. 1: Theoretical prerequisites. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press.
30. Lazar, G. (1996). Using figurative language to expand students' vocabulary. ELT Journal, 50, 43-51. doi:10.1093/elt/50.1.43.
31. Levorato, M. C., & Cacciari, C. (1999). Idiom comprehension in children: Are the effects of semantic analyzability and context separable? European Journal of Cognitive Psychology, 11, 51-66. doi:10.1080/713752299.
32. Lindstromberg, S. (1996). Prepositions: Meaning and method. ELT Journal, 50, 225-236. doi:10.1093/elt/50.3.225.
33. Littlemore, J. (2001). The use of metaphor in university lectures and the problems that it causes for overseas students. Teaching in Higher Education, 6, 333-349. doi:10.1080/13562510120061205.
34. Littlemore, J. (2003). The effect of cultural background on metaphor interpretation. Metaphor and Symbol, 18, 273-288. doi:10.1207/S15327868MS1804_4.
35. Littlemore, J., & Low, G. D. (2006). Metaphoric competence, second language learning, and communicative language ability. Applied Linguistics, 27, 268-294. doi:10.1093/applin/aml004.
36. Low, G. D. (1988). On teaching metaphor. Applied Linguistics, 9, 125-147. doi:10.1093/applin/9.2.125.
37. Matsumoto, Y. (1996). Subjective motion and English and Japanese verbs. Cognitive Linguistics, 7, 138-226. doi:10.1515/cogl.1996.7.2.183.
38. Matsumoto, Y. (1997). Kuukan to idoo no hyoogen [Linguistic expressions of space and motion]. Tokyo, Japan: Kenkyusha.
39. Morgan, P. S. (1997). Figuring out figure out: Metaphor and the semantics of the English verb-particle construction. Cognitive Linguistics, 8, 327-357. doi:10.1515/ cogl.1997.8.4.327.
40. Neagu, M. (2007). English verb particles and their acquisition: A cognitive approach. RESLA, 20, 121-138.
41. Nippold, M. A. (1998). Later language development: The school-age and adolescent years. Austin, TX: Pro-Ed.
42. Nippold, M. A., & Taylor, C. L. (1995). Idiom understanding in youth: Further examination of familiarity and transparency. Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 38, 426-433.
43. Odlin, T. (1989). Language transfer. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press.
44. Ortega, L. (2003). Syntactic complexity measures and their relationship to L2 proficiency: A research synthesis of college-level L2 writing. Applied Linguistics, 24, 492-518. doi:10.1093/applin/24.4.492.
45. Renou, J. M. (2000). Learner accuracy and learner performance: The quest for a link. Foreign Language Annals, 33, 168-180. doi:10.1111/j.1944-9720.2000.tb00909.x.
46. Roehr, K. (2007). Metalinguistic knowledge and language ability in university-level L2 learners. Applied Linguistics, 29, 173-199. doi:10.1093/applin/amm037.
47. Rudzka-Ostyn, B. (2003). Word power phrasal verbs and compounds: A cognitive approach. Berlin, Germany: Walter de Gruyter.
48. Schmidt, R. (1990). The role of consciousness in second language learning. Applied Linguistics, 11, 129-158. doi:10.1093/applin/11.2.129.
49. Skehan, P. (1998). A cognitive approach to language learning. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press.
50. Slobin, D. I. (1997). Mind, code, and text. In J. Bybee, J. Haiman, & S. A. Thompson (Eds.), Essays on language function and language type (pp. 437-463). Amsterdam, The Netherlands: John Benjamins.
51. Spears, R. A. (1993). NTC's dictionary of phrasal verbs and other idiomatic verbal phrases. Lincolnwood, IL: National Textbook.
52. Stefanowitch, A., & Gries, S. T. (2005). Covarying collexemes. Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory, 1, 1-43. doi:10.1515/cllt.2005.1.1.1.
53. Talmy, L. (1985). Lexicalization patterns: Semantic structure in lexical forms. In T. Shopen (Ed.), Language typology and syntactic description (pp. 36-149). Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press.
54. Talmy, L. (2008). Aspects of attention in language. In N. Ellis & P. Robinson (Eds.), Handbook of cognitive linguistics and second language acquisition (pp. 37-54). New York, NY: Routledge.
55. Yi-Wu, C. (2002). Metaphor instruction: Filling pedagogical gaps between the grammar translation method and the communicative language teaching. Paper presented at the English Teaching Conference at Yuba Institute of Business Technology, Taiwan, ROC.