Implicit Learning

Metaphors we Learn to Sign by: Transfer Effects of Existing Eign Language Expertise on Meaning Assignment and Metaphor Inference in a Novel Sign Language
Our study investigated metaphor inferencing in second languages (L2). According to universalist accounts, L2 metaphor comprehension …
Julia Hofweber, Lizzy Aumonier, Tess Latham, Katherine Marie Trice, Zhenghan Qi
Project DOI Brain and Language
Metaphors we Learn to Sign by: Transfer Effects of Existing Eign Language Expertise on Meaning Assignment and Metaphor Inference in a Novel Sign Language
Metaphors we Learn to Sign by: Transfer Effects of Existing Sign Language Expertise on Meaning Assignment and Metaphor Inference in a Novel Sign Language
A poster on the impact sign language experience on the implicit learning of novel sign meaning.
Nov 8, 2025 12:00 AM Boston,MA
Julia Hofweber, Katherine Trice, Tess Latham, Lizzie Aumonier, Zhenghan Qi
Project
Metaphors we Learn to Sign by: Transfer Effects of Existing Sign Language Expertise on Meaning Assignment and Metaphor Inference in a Novel Sign Language