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Direct linkGlenwright, Melanie; Pexman, Penny M. – Journal of Child Language, 2010
Adults distinguish between ironic remarks directed at targets (sarcasm) and ironic remarks not directed at specific targets. We investigated the development of children's appreciation for this distinction by presenting these speech acts to 71 five- to six-year-olds and 71 nine- to ten-year-olds. Five- to six-year-olds were beginning to understand…
Descriptors: Language Processing, Speech Acts, Negative Attitudes, Figurative Language
