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Peer reviewedAckerman, Brian P. – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 1983
Children's use of contextual discrepancy and stressed intonation to interpret literal form and illocutionary function in the use of ironic utterances was examined in two experiments, each using first- and third-grade children and college-age adults. Results suggest a complex relationship between literal form and illocutionary function in…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Cognitive Processes, Communication Skills
