Metaphoric competence is proposed to be central to all aspects of language use, including grammatical and sociolinguistic competence¶

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q1 i? SLA researchers have proposed that the ability to understand and use metaphoric language is central to grammatical, textual, illocutionary, strategic and sociolinguistic competence. → Sáez 2014

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Sáez 2014¶

Sáez, N. (2014). Enhancing the Role of Meaning in the L2 Classroom: A Cognitive Linguistics Perspective. Teachers College, Columbia University Working Papers in TESOL & Applied Linguistics. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1176947

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The article attributes this proposal to Littlemore and Low (2006), reporting it as a researcher position rather than a tested result; no data are presented for it in this piece.

"SLA researchers have proposed that the ability to understand and use metaphoric language is crucial to all aspects of language use, namely that it is central to grammatical, textual, illocutionary, strategic and sociolinguistic competence (Littlemore & Low 2006)."

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