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Asociate Professor, Linguistic Department, Shahid Beheshti University
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Ph.D. Student in Linguistics, Islamic Azad Universty, North Tehran Branch
Abstract
This paper is aimed to study the mental processes of children and teenagers in understanding of Persian image schemas and then to compare it with Jean Piaget Theory(1973). In this research it is considerd two stages of cognitive development: concrete operational stage and formal operational stage. The research method in this paper is library method was used for data collection and the questionnaire was used for the field study. Finaly, children and teenagers responses to questions at any age indicate the nature of their image schemas in the related age. Teenager understand image schemas(figurative concepts) well but children comprehend concrete and objective concepts better than the abstract concepts .Finally, in this research children aged 11 to 7 fail to understand image schemas. In fact, concrete and objective concepts are more understandable for these children.
Mirdehghan,M. and Hossaini Tashnizi,F. (2017). Mental Processes in Children and Teenagers in Understanding of Persian Image Schemas:
Jean Piaget Theory(1973). Pazand Quarterly, 12(46-47), 75-89.
MLA
Mirdehghan,M. , and Hossaini Tashnizi,F. . "Mental Processes in Children and Teenagers in Understanding of Persian Image Schemas:
Jean Piaget Theory(1973)", Pazand Quarterly, 12, 46-47, 2017, 75-89.
HARVARD
Mirdehghan M., Hossaini Tashnizi F. (2017). 'Mental Processes in Children and Teenagers in Understanding of Persian Image Schemas:
Jean Piaget Theory(1973)', Pazand Quarterly, 12(46-47), pp. 75-89.
CHICAGO
M. Mirdehghan and F. Hossaini Tashnizi, "Mental Processes in Children and Teenagers in Understanding of Persian Image Schemas:
Jean Piaget Theory(1973)," Pazand Quarterly, 12 46-47 (2017): 75-89,
VANCOUVER
Mirdehghan M., Hossaini Tashnizi F. Mental Processes in Children and Teenagers in Understanding of Persian Image Schemas:
Jean Piaget Theory(1973). Pazand Quarterly, 2017; 12(46-47): 75-89.
