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Direct linkPexman, Penny M.; Glenwright, Melanie; Krol, Andrea; James, Tammy – Discourse Processes: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2005
Around 5 or 6 years of age, children begin to recognize that speakers who make ironic remarks do not believe what they literally say, but children of the same age do not show appreciation for the humor function of irony (Dews et al., 1996; Harris & Pexman, 2003). We investigated 7- to 10-year-old children's interpretations of verbal irony and…
Descriptors: Humor, Figurative Language, Child Psychology, Psychological Studies
