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Processing of Idioms by L2 Learners of English
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This study investigated the on-line processing strategies used by a sample of nonnative speakers of English who were asked to give the meanings of selected common idioms presented in a written context. Data were collected by means of the think-aloud procedure: Participants were asked to verbalize their thoughts as they arrived at the meanings of the idioms. Analysis revealed that most of the participants engaged in a heuristic approach to idiom comprehension, employing a variety of strategies through trial and error to find the meanings of the idioms. Models of L1 idiom acquisition did not apply well to the comprehension of idioms by the L2 users. Some pedagogical suggestions derived from the findings are included.
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- Authors
- Cooper, T. C.
- Venue
- TESOL Quarterly
- Publisher
- JSTOR
- Published
- 1999
- Volume
- 33
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 233
- ISSN
- 0039-8322 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1964761760
- Cited by
- 318
- References
- 23
- FWCI
- 2.78
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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