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Journal of Speech and Hearing Research Vol.39 442-447 April 1996.
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Idiom Understanding in Australian Youth

A Cross-Cultural Comparison

Marilyn A. Nippold 1
Catherine L. Taylor 2

Jennifer M. Baker 3
1 University of Oregon Eugene
2 Curtin University of Technology Perth, Western Australia
3 South Fremantle Perth, Western Australia

nippold{at}oregon.uoregon.edu

In this developmental study, idiom understanding was examined in Australian students from Grades 5 and 8 (n=50 per group; mean ages=10:7 and 13:8, respectively). Twenty-four idioms with familiarity ratings ranging from high to low (as judged by Australian adolescents) were each presented in a brief story context. The students read each story and selected the best interpretation of the idiom from a set of four answer choices. Results indicated that performance on the task improved as a function of increasing grade level and that idiom familiarity was significantly correlated to idiom understanding for both groups of students. These results, which were consistent with a previous study of American students of comparable educational levels (Nippold & Taylor, 1995), provide further support for the "language experience" hypothesis of figurative language development. In replicating the previous developmental study, evidence of external validity is provided.

KEY WORDS: idiom understanding, cross-cultural comparison, language development, figurative language, youth

Submitted on February 6, 1995
Accepted on October 28, 1995


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