Development of Metalinguistic Reflection on Different Types of Ironic Utterances
Abstract
This study analyzes the way in children and adolescents reflect on ironic sentences. Participants were 9, 12 and 15 years old (12 participants per age group) who were presented with different ironic utterances (prototypical irony, ironic question, ironic offering, and ironic appreciation). They had to explain the meaning of the ironic utterance and explain their reasoning. Results show significant differences by age in the ability of identify irony and to reflect on it. Additionally, significant differences due to the type of ironic utterance were found.Downloads
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