<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The level of metaphor comprehension and interpretation was investigated in a sample of children with cleft palate (CP), aged 6;0-8;11, and healthy controls matched with age, sex, socioeconomic status, and IQ level. The Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children - Revised (WISC-R) was used to evaluate the children’s cognitive functioning, and the metaphor tests from a modified version of the Right Hemisphere Language Battery - Polish version (RHLB-PL) were used to assess comprehension of figurative language. The CP and control groups differed significantly in Verbal IQ values and in performance in the Vocabulary test, Comprehension test, Picture Metaphor Explanation test, and Written Metaphor Explanation test. In both metaphor explanation tests, children with CP gave fewer responses than controls. The results suggest no differences between children with CP and controls in understanding figurative language, although they point to weaker performance in communicating responses and producing statements in the CP children group. </p></abstract>

The level of metaphor comprehension and interpretation was investigated in a sample of children with cleft palate (CP), aged 6;0-8;11, and healthy controls matched with age, sex, socioeconomic status, and IQ level. The Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children - Revised (WISC-R) was used to evaluate the children’s cognitive functioning, and the metaphor tests from a modified version of the Right Hemisphere Language Battery - Polish version (RHLB-PL) were used to assess comprehension of figurative language. The CP and control groups differed significantly in Verbal IQ values and in performance in the Vocabulary test, Comprehension test, Picture Metaphor Explanation test, and Written Metaphor Explanation test. In both metaphor explanation tests, children with CP gave fewer responses than controls. The results suggest no differences between children with CP and controls in understanding figurative language, although they point to weaker performance in communicating responses and producing statements in the CP children group.

Metaphor Comprehension and Interpretation in Cleft Palate Children Aged 6–9

Psychology of Language and Communication

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The level of metaphor comprehension and interpretation was investigated in a sample of children with cleft palate (CP), aged 6;0-8;11, and healthy controls...

Metaphor Comprehension and Interpretation in Cleft Palate Children Aged 6–9

Published Online: Nov 30, 2017

Page range: 266 - 286

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/plc-2017-0013

Keywords
cleft palate, metaphors, communicative competence, figurative language

© by Ewa Pisula

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 4.0 International License.

Metaphor Comprehension and Interpretation in Cleft Palate Children Aged 6–9

Published Online: Nov 30, 2017

Page range: 266 - 286

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/plc-2017-0013

Keywordscleft palate, metaphors, communicative competence, figurative language

© by Ewa Pisula

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 4.0 International License.

Keywords
cleft palate, metaphors, communicative competence, figurative language