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Autor/inn/en | Dews, Shelly; und weitere |
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Titel | Children's Understanding of the Meaning and Functions of Verbal Irony. |
Quelle | In: Child Development, 67 (1996) 6, S.3071-85Infoseite zur Zeitschrift |
Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 0009-3920 |
Schlagwörter | Adults; Age Differences; Children; Humor; Irony; Language Acquisition; Language Processing |
Abstract | Five- through 9-year olds and adults heard ironic and literal criticisms and literal compliments. Found that comprehension of irony emerged between 5 and 6 years; and ratings of humor in irony increased with age but ratings of meanness in irony did not. (BC) |
Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |