Figurative Thinking and Foreign Language Learning
Many vocabulary items that foreign language learners encounter involve figurative extensions of meaning. To understand figurative speech, learners often need to employ figurative thinking. This book examines figurative thinking, considers its contribution
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Figurative Thinking and Foreign Language Learning Jeannette Littlemore University of Birmingham and
Graham Low University of York
© Jeannette Littlemore and Graham Low 2006 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2006 978-1-4039-9602-2 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No paragraph of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, 90 Tottenham Court Road, London W1T 4LP. Any person who does any unauthorised act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The authors have asserted their rights to be identified as the authors of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published in 2006 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS and 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010 Companies and representatives throughout the world. PALGRAVE MACMILLAN is the global academic imprint of the Palgrave Macmillan division of St. Martin’s Press, LLC and of Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. Macmillan® is a registered trademark in the United States, United Kingdom and other countries. Palgrave is a registered trademark in the European Union and other countries. ISBN 978-1-349-54499-8 ISBN 978-0-230-62756-7 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/9780230627567 This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Littlemore, Jeannette. Figurative thinking and foreign language learning / Jeannette Littlemore and Graham Low. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-349-54499-8 1. Figures of speech – Study and teaching. 2. Metaphor – Study and teaching. 3. Languages, Modern – Study and teaching. 4. Thought and thinking. I. Low, Graham. II. Title. P301.5.F53L58 2006 808.0071––dc22 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06
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Contents List of Tables
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List of Figures
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List of Boxes
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Acknowledgements
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Introduction
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Part I 1
Figurative Thinking
What is ‘Figurative Thinking’?
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2 Why is Figurative Thinking Important for Foreign Language Learners?
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3 Psychological Processes Underlying Figurative Thinking
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4 Developing Learner Autonomy in Figurative Thinking
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Part II Figurative Thinking and Communicative Language Ability 5 Figurative Thinking and Sociolinguistic Competence
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6 Figurative Thinking and Illocutionary Competence
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7 Figurative Thinking and Textual Competence
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8 Figurative Thinking and Lexico-Grammatical Competence
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