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Non-literal speech comprehension in preschool children – an example from a study on verbal irony

Psychology of Language and Communication
Volume 17 (2013): Issue 3 (December 2013)
By: Natalia Banasik  
Open Access
|Dec 2013

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/plc-2013-0020 | Journal eISSN: 2083-8506 | Journal ISSN: 1234-2238
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Language: English
Page range: 309 - 324
Published on: Dec 31, 2013
Published by: Faculty of Psychology, University of Warsaw
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year
Keywords:
verbal irony,
non-literal language,
pragmatic competence
Related subjects:
Social sciences,
Psychology,
Applied psychology

© 2013 Natalia Banasik, published by Faculty of Psychology, University of Warsaw
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