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What is it about?

Metaphors are used in all kind of text and frequently related to education. The authors in this special issue have studied metaphors in students' writing, discourse and text books in Scandinavia as well as the translation of metaphorical expressions

Why is it important?

We find that the mastery of metaphorical expressions have an impact in the assessments, but different prompts give different opportunities of using metaphors. We also find that metaphorical expressions reveal how people look at different groups of people or how they understand abstract concepts

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