Irony Comprehension in the Nonnative Language Comes at a Cost
Irony as a communicative phenomenon continues to puzzle. One of the key questions concerns cognitive and linguistic mechanisms underpinning irony comprehension. Empirical research exploring how much time people need to grasp irony as compared to literal meanings, brought equivocal answers. In view o...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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2016-12-01
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Series: | Psychology of Language and Communication |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1515/plc-2016-0020 |