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Direct linkClimie, Emma A.; Pexman, Penny M. – Journal of Cognition and Development, 2008
We investigated how children solve the interpretive problem of verbal irony. Children 5 to 8 years of age and a group of adults were presented with ironic and literal remarks in the context of short puppet shows. The speaker puppet's personality was manipulated as a cue to intent; that is, speakers were described as funny or serious. We measured…
Descriptors: Puppetry, Nonverbal Communication, Figurative Language, Human Body
