title: Novel figurative phrases and idioms: phrase characteristics over multiple presentations.
abstract: In a series of three studies, characteristics of novel figurative phrases were compared with those of established idioms. Studies 1 and 2 found that certain correlations were found to be strong and in one direction for familiar idioms and comparably strong but in the opposite direction for novel figurative phrases, with the correlations for less familiar idioms usually falling partway between these extremes. Study 2 also noted that written or auditory presentation had minimal effects on characteristic ratings. In Study 3 the correlations among characteristics stayed relatively constant for familiar idioms after one, three, or six presentations, but for the novel figurative phrases, after multiple presentations the correlations changed in the direction of the established idioms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Bradley University, Peoria, IL 61625, USA. Wendy@bumail.bradley.edu
authors.forename: Wendy A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Schweigert
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cintron
authors.forename: Karin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sullivan
authors.forename: Emily
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ilic
authors.forename: Shannon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ellis
authors.forename: Carrie
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dobrowits
authors.forename: Crystal
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Roberts
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D019365:Metaphor; D011897:Random Allocation; D013067:Speech Perception