'That's really clever!' Ironic hyperbole understanding in children
| Autor: | Coralie Le Vallois, Marc Aguert, Virginie Laval, Karine Martel |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Laboratoire de psychologie de Caen Normandie (LPCN), Université de Caen Normandie (UNICAEN), Normandie Université (NU)-Normandie Université (NU), Centre de Recherches sur la Cognition et l'Apprentissage (CeRCA), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Tours-Université de Poitiers, Université de Poitiers-Université de Tours (UT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Linguistics and Language media_common.quotation_subject Theory of Mind [SHS.PSY]Humanities and Social Sciences/Psychology Experimental and Cognitive Psychology Context (language use) Intention sarcasm Language Development Literal and figurative language Language and Linguistics figurative language Developmental and Educational Psychology Humans Child General Psychology media_common 060201 languages & linguistics nonliteral language irony overstatement Communication 4. Education 06 humanities and the arts Hyperbole Language acquisition Linguistics Semantics Irony Comprehension Pattern Recognition Visual Mentalization Child Preschool [SCCO.PSYC]Cognitive science/Psychology 0602 languages and literature Speech Perception Female Psychology belief Utterance Wit and Humor as Topic hyperbole |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Child Language Journal of Child Language, Cambridge University Press (CUP), 2018, 45 (1), pp.260-272. ⟨10.1017/S0305000917000113⟩ Journal of Child Language, Cambridge University Press (CUP), 2018, 45 (01), pp.260-272. ⟨10.1017/S0305000917000113⟩ |
| ISSN: | 1469-7602 0305-0009 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/s0305000917000113 |
| Popis: | Hyperbole supports irony comprehension in adults by heightening the contrast between what is said and the actual situation. Because young children do not perceive the communication situation as a whole, but rather give precedence to either the utterance or the context, we predicted that hyperbole would reduce irony comprehension in six-year-olds (n= 40) by overemphasizing what was said. By contrast, ten-year-olds (n= 40) would benefit from hyperbole in the way that adults do, as they would perceive the utterance and context as a whole, highlighted by the speaker's ironic intent. Short animated cartoons featuring ironic criticisms were shown to participants. We assessed comprehension of the speaker's belief and speaker's intent. Results supported our predictions. The development of mentalization during school years and its impact on the development of irony comprehension is discussed. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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