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Experimental studies of grammar: Expressions with literal and non-literal meaning
 
PIIS0373658X0000997-5-1
DOI10.31857/S0373658X0000997-5
Publication type Article
Status Published
Authors
Natalia Slioussar 
Affiliation:
St. Petersburg State University
National Research University Higher School of Economics
Address: Russian Federation, St. Petersburg, 199034; Moscow, 101000
Tatiana Petrova
Affiliation: St. Petersburg State University
Address: Russian Federation, St. Petersburg, 199034
Ekaterina Mikhailovskaya
Affiliation: St. Petersburg State University
Address: Russian Federation, St. Petersburg, 199034
Natalia Cherepovskaia
Affiliation: St. Petersburg State University
Address: Russian Federation, St. Petersburg, 199034
Veronika Prokopenya
Affiliation: St. Petersburg State University
Address: Russian Federation, St. Petersburg, 199034
Daria Chernova
Affiliation: St. Petersburg State University
Address: Russian Federation, St. Petersburg, 199034
Tatiana Chernigovskaya
Affiliation: St. Petersburg State University
Address: Russian Federation, St. Petersburg, 199034
Journal nameVoprosy Jazykoznanija
EditionIssue 3
Pages83-98
Abstract

Metaphors and other non-literal expressions are studied in different frameworks, which often offer opposing views on their role in language and thought and their interpretation and usage. Some of these claims can be tested experimentally. In this paper, we present two reading experiments comparing the processing of literal and non-literal expressions in Russian. The results may help to tease apart different approaches to metaphor as well as to gain a better understanding of what units may be stored in the mental lexicon and how syntactic processing may proceed.

Keywordsnon-literal expressions, sentence processing, mental lexicon, mental grammar
Received08.05.2017
Publication date08.05.2017
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