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Development of comprehension of ironic utterances in 3- to 9-year-old Finnish-speaking children Cover

Development of comprehension of ironic utterances in 3- to 9-year-old Finnish-speaking children

By: Soile Loukusa and  Eeva Leinonen  
Open Access
|Aug 2008

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10057-008-0003-0 | Journal eISSN: 2083-8506 | Journal ISSN: 1234-2238
Language: English
Page range: 55 - 69
Published on: Aug 22, 2008
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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© 2008 Soile Loukusa, Eeva Leinonen, published by Faculty of Psychology, University of Warsaw
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