Linguistic Prosody and Comprehension of Idioms and Proverbs in Subjects of School Age

• Published in: Procedia, social and behavioral sciences Vol. 69; pp. 2027 - 2035
• Main Authors: Maltese, Agata, Scifo, Lidia, Fratantonio, Anna, Pepi, Annamaria
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 24.12.2012
• Subjects: Linguistic prosody; Understanding of idioms and proverbs; Understanding of idioms and proverbs; Linguistic prosody

A crucial component of language is represented by the prosodic system because it provides essential elements to speaker about how a sentence should be interpreted or intended (Fodor, 2002). Increasing interest from researchers also relates to the understanding of figurative language (Levorato, &...