Why Do Children Take Things So Literally?

It has been a mystery in children's language development, but researchers are now closer to solving it.

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FOCUSED ON CORRECT LANGUAGE: Preschool children can understand metaphors but often prefer to interpret words literally. This surprises the language professor. Photo: Colourbox.

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