Can Drawings Really Facilitate Children’s Symbolic Understanding of Metaphor: The Impact of Drawing Skills and Metaphor Explicitness

Yingjun Cai; Rong Yan; Jinruo Duan; Jinjin Lu; Jin Xue

Can Drawings Really Facilitate Children’s Symbolic Understanding of Metaphor: The Impact of Drawing Skills and Metaphor Explicitness

Yingjun Cai, Rong Yan^*, Jinruo Duan, Jinjin Lu, Jin Xue

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Department of Educational Studies

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Original language	English
Journal	Metaphor and Symbol
Volume	40
Issue number	4
Publication status	Published - 3 Oct 2025

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