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Direct linkMaridaki-Kassotaki, Katerina; Antonopoulou, Katerina – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2011
The present study is an attempt to examine the relation between false-belief understanding and referential communication skills. The ability of 76 children aged 5 years to attribute false beliefs to themselves and others was examined with three false-belief tasks. The referential communication skills of the same children were assessed with two…
Descriptors: Listening Comprehension, Semantics, Syntax, Figurative Language
Spector, Cecile Cyrul – Brookes Publishing Company, 2009
Understanding ambiguous words, phrases, and sentences is an important part of reading well, communicating skillfully, and enjoying humor based on word play. With this seven-unit activity book--filled with creative, ready-to-use activities based on jokes and puns--students will learn how to decipher the language ambiguities they encounter inside…
Descriptors: Proverbs, Activity Units, Sentences, Cues
Peer reviewedJordan, William J.; McLaughlin, Margaret L. – Communication Quarterly, 1976
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Communication Skills, Figurative Language, Language Styles
Download full textLamb, Barbara – 1971
This monograph outlines a course in the study of nonverbal or graphic symbols in communication, of language as symbols and of symbols within language. Performance objectives for the students are: (1) giving examples of the use of nonverbal and/or graphic communication symbols; (2) deducing that people assign different meanings to the same work and…
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Communication Skills, Curriculum Guides, Figurative Language
UPTON, ALBERT – 1961
THIS BOOK ABOUT THE FUNCTIONS OF LANGUAGE IN HUMAN LIFE EMPHASIZES LEARNING HOW TO CLASSIFY, DEFINE, AND ANALYZE. FOLLOWING AN EXPLANATION OF THE PHYSIOLOGICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ROOTS OF LANGUAGE, CHAPTERS ON ANALYSIS, MEANING, SIGNS, AMBIGUITY, SEMANTIC GROWTH, AND METAPHOR LEAD TO A DESCRIPTION OF THE COMMUNICATIVE FUNCTION OF LANGUAGE,…
Descriptors: Classification, Communication Skills, Communication (Thought Transfer), Creative Thinking
