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Replication Data for: Metaphors in high-stakes language exams ...
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The dataset and R code here provide documentation for the chapter "Metaphors in high-stakes language exams". Chapter abstract: Lakoff and Johnson’s Conceptual Metaphor Theory advances the view that metaphor is a fundamental cognitive process defining our understanding of reality: “the essence of metaphor is understanding and experiencing one kind of thing [e.g. love] in terms of another [e.g. a journey]” (Lakoff Johnson, 1980, p. 5). Such metaphors in thought (conceptual metaphors) are reflected as metaphors in language, i.e. by the words and expressions we produce (linguistic metaphors). Empirical research has since confirmed that linguistic metaphor is ubiquitous in both L1 and L2 language (see e.g. Nacey, 2013; Steen et al., 2010). While metaphor therefore necessarily plays an important role in language learning, some scholars suggest that processing figurative language may pose challenges for L2 speakers of a language, who are less familiar with cultural conventions and connotations, and lack a ...
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URL: https://dataverse.no/citation?persistentId=doi:10.18710/HTCX4Y https://dx.doi.org/10.18710/htcx4y
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Replication Data for: What the MIPVU protocol doesn’t tell you (even though it really does) ...
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Replication Data for: Linguistic metaphor identification in Scandinavian ...
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Preposition use in oral and written learner language
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In: Bergen Language and Linguistics Studies (BeLLS); Årg 6 (2015): Learner Corpus Research: LCR2013 Conference Proceedings ; Bergen Language and Linguistics Studies; Vol 6 (2015): Learner Corpus Research: LCR2013 Conference Proceedings ; 1892-2449 ; 10.15845/bells.v6i0 (2015)
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In: Bergen Language and Linguistics Studies (BeLLS); Årg 6 (2015): Learner Corpus Research: LCR2013 Conference Proceedings ; Bergen Language and Linguistics Studies; Vol 6 (2015): Learner Corpus Research: LCR2013 Conference Proceedings ; 1892-2449 ; 10.15845/bells.v6i0 (2015)
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Causality in a cross-linguistic perspective. "So," "therefore," and "thus" vs. "så," "derfor," and "således" ...
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