A Criticism of the Pragmatic Theory of Figurative Language Comprehension

question 12

Multiple Choice

A criticism of the pragmatic theory of figurative language comprehension is that:

• A) literal meanings always precede figurative meanings
• B) figurative meanings are slower to comprehend than literal meanings
• C) people can comprehend a figurative meaning even if the literal meaning is acceptable
• D) literal meanings violate communicative convention

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