Meaning construction as L2 - cognitive processing of idiomatic language

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Gugić, Marina. (2016). Meaning construction as L2 - cognitive processing of idiomatic language. Diploma Thesis. Filozofski fakultet u Zagrebu, Department of English Language and Literature. [mentor Geld, Renata].

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Abstract

The aim of this thesis is to investigate if making students of English as a second language (L2) aware of the metaphors behind idioms that they are taught can help them determine the meanings of unfamiliar idioms with those same underlying metaphors. The first part of the thesis is an overview of previous research within the framework of cognitive linguistics regarding idiomatic expressions and an overview of previous research regarding learning idioms in English as L2. The second part of the thesis describes a study conducted on L2 learners in a school in Zagreb, Croatia to determine if making the learners aware of the conceptual metaphors behind given idioms helps determine the meanings of those idioms.

Item Type:	Diploma Thesis
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Cognitive linguistics, idioms, conceptual metaphor, meaning construction
Subjects:	English language and literature
Departments:	Department of English Language and Literature
Supervisor:	Geld, Renata
Date Deposited:	15 Dec 2016 11:29
Last Modified:	15 Dec 2016 11:29
URI:	http://darhiv.ffzg.unizg.hr/id/eprint/7449

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