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Peer reviewedGambell, Trevor J. – Educational Research Quarterly, 1981
The intention of this study was to discover how and to what extent children use simile and metaphor in their spontaneous oral language. Results showed that type of stimulus was the most influential factor in inducing children's oral metaphoric language, with the nature of the task also significant. (Author/GK)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Figurative Language, Grade 4, Grade 6
