The role of left and right hemispheres in the comprehension of idiomatic language: an electrical neuroimaging study

Table 1 Examples of sentences as a function of associativeness and stimulus type.

SENTENCE	IDIOMATIC KEY	TARGET WORD
IDIOMATIC
		ASSOCIATED
La morte di quel buon uomo mi	spezzò il cuore	tristezza
The death of that good man	broke my heart	dolefulness
		NOT-ASSOCIATED
Si è svegliato col	piede sbagliato	indagine
He got up on the	wrong side of the bed	enquiry
LITERAL
		ASSOCIATED
Per risolvere il problema mi rivolsi a degli	esperti	consulenza
To solve the problem I turned to some	experts	advice
		NOT- ASSOCIATED
Non trovo più il mio	pennarello giallo	successo
I cannot find my	yellow felt-tip pen	success

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