Proverb Comprehension in Youth: The Role of Concreteness and Familiarity.

Nippold, Marilyn A.; Haq, Faridah Serajul

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ERIC Number: EJ518062

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1996

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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4685

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Proverb Comprehension in Youth: The Role of Concreteness and Familiarity.

Nippold, Marilyn A.; Haq, Faridah Serajul

Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, v39 n1 p166-76 Feb 1996

Evaluation of the role of concreteness and familiarity in the development of proverb comprehension in 180 students in grades 5, 8, and 11 found that both concreteness and familiarity as well as student age, influenced comprehension. Results support the "metasemantic" and the "language experience" hypotheses of language comprehension development. (DB)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Comprehension, Developmental Stages, Difficulty Level, Elementary Secondary Education, Familiarity, Language Acquisition, Performance Factors, Proverbs, Semantics

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Audience: Researchers

Language: English

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