#3822. Conceptual metaphors, plurilingualism and second language acquisition: a refugee education case study

October 2026publication date
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Abstract:
The purpose of this study is to explore the use of equivalent conceptual metaphors and the correspondent linguistic expressions in refugee students’ L1s and L2s and examine the possible positive effects conceptual metaphors can induce for vocabulary learning and retention in second language learning. Moreover, another aim of the research is to investigate the use of conceptual metaphors as a cross-cultural awareness tool for the case of refugee students and how this may reveal specific aspects of their plurilingual repertoires. The tools used to collect data were a personal data questionnaire, a metaphor awareness test, a pre-test and post-test before and after the language intervention and a discussion group. The results of the study demonstrate that refugee students are assisted by the existence of equivalent metaphors between their L1 and L2.
Keywords:
Cognitive linguistics; conceptual metaphors; cross-cultural awareness; metaphor; plurilingualism; refugee education; second language acquisition

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