No AccessEditor's AwardLanguage, Speech, and Hearing Services in SchoolsResearch Article1 Jul 1983Metaphoric Understanding in Preadolescents Having a History of Language Acquisition Difficulties Marilyn A. Nippold and Sandy H. Fey Marilyn A. Nippold Google Scholar More articles by this author and Sandy H. Fey Google Scholar More articles by this author https://doi.org/10.1044/0161-1461.1403.171 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationTrack Citations ShareFacebookTwitterLinked In This study was designed to investigate metaphoric understanding and its relationship to a cognitive task of combinatorial reasoning in preadolescent children (x age =10:7) who were diagnosed as language impaired during their preschool years. Although the children performed as well as a group of normal preadolescents (x age =10:8) on certain tests involving literal aspects of language and on a nonverbal intelligence test, they were deficient in their understanding of metaphoric sentences and in performing the cognitive task. This result suggested that children who as preschoolers exhibit difficulty in acquiring language may at a later time have difficulty dealing with figurative aspects of language. Research implications are discussed. Additional Resources FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsCited ByJournal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research60:8 (2259-2270)18 Aug 2017Sensitivity to Audiovisual Temporal Asynchrony in Children With a History of Specific Language Impairment and Their Peers With Typical Development: A Replication and Follow-Up StudyNatalya KaganovichPerspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups1:2 (66-81)31 Mar 2016Figurative Language Deficits Associated With Right Hemisphere DisorderKristine Lundgren and Hiram BrownellLanguage, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools32:2 (90-100)1 Apr 2001Proverb Comprehension as a Function of Reading Proficiency in PreadolescentsMarilyn A. Nippold, Melissa M. Allen and Dixon I. KirschAmerican Journal of Speech-Language Pathology10:2 (169-179)1 May 2001Idiom Understanding in Preadolescents: Synergy in ActionMarilyn A. Nippold, Catherine Moran and Ilsa E. SchwarzLanguage, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools27:1 (68-81)1 Jan 1996Adolescent Pragmatic SkillsAlejandro Brice and Judy MontgomeryAmerican Journal of Speech-Language Pathology5:2 (22-25)1 May 1996Children With Slow Expressive Language DevelopmentMarilyn A. Nippold and Ilsa E. SchwarzLanguage, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools26:4 (342-352)1 Oct 1995Expanding Language Norms for School-Age Children and AdolescentsJan NorrisLanguage, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools24:1 (21-28)1 Jan 1993Developmental Markers in Adolescent LanguageMarilyn A. NippoldLanguage, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools24:2 (100-107)1 Apr 1993Metaphoric Comprehension in Adolescents With Traumatic Brain Injury and in Adolescents With Language Learning DisabilityRoger L. Towne and Laura M. EntwisleAmerican Journal of Speech-Language Pathology1:2 (36-43)1 Jan 1992Analyzing the Potential Benefit of Microcomputer Use for Teaching Figurative LanguageMarilyn A. Nippold, Ilsa E. Schwarz and Molly LewisJournal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research35:4 (819-831)1 Aug 1992Residual Effects of Preschool Phonology Disorders in Grade School, Adolescence, and AdulthoodBarbara A. Lewis and Lisa FreebairnLanguage, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools22:3 (100-106)1 Jul 1991Evaluating and Enhancing Idiom Comprehension in Language-Disordered StudentsMarilyn A. NippoldJournal of Speech and Hearing Disorders55:3 (533-541)1 Aug 1990Linguistic Humor Comprehension of Normal and Language-Impaired AdolescentsCecile C. Spector Volume 14Issue 3July 1983Pages: 171-180 Get Permissions Add to your Mendeley library HistoryReceived: Nov 16, 1981Accepted: Feb 17, 1982 Published in issue: Jul 1, 1983 Metrics Downloaded 18 times Topicsasha-topicsasha-article-typespublication-featuresCopyright & PermissionsCopyright © 1983 American Speech-Language-Hearing AssociationPDF DownloadLoading ...