2024
DOI: 10.1002/dys.1796
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The Impact of Metaphors on Academic Text Comprehension: The Case of Students With Dyslexia

Rita Cersosimo,
Filippo Domaneschi,
Alice Cancer

Abstract: Metaphor has long been used by scholars to make concepts more comprehensible. However, this use of figurative language has never been investigated in relation to the way students with dyslexia learn from academic texts. This study aims to assess the impact of metaphors on overall academic text comprehension in university students with and without dyslexia. Excerpts from scientific articles containing metaphors were adapted to be presented in two comparable conditions: metaphorical and literal. Legibility index… Show more

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