Children's Understanding of the Meaning and Functions of Verbal Irony

Dews, Shelly; Winner, Ellen; Kaplan, Jerome I.; Rosenblatt, Elizabeth; Hunt, Malia; Lim, Karen; McGovern, Angela; Qualter, Alison; Smarsh, Bonnie

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“…Children understand that an ironic speaker's belief is opposite to his/her stated belief, but they cannot yet share adults' understanding that ironic remarks are funnier and more teasing than are literal remarks. Similar kinds of findings were found earlier by Dews et al (1996) whose study showed that adults find subtler forms of irony funnier than do children.…”

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“…Earlier studies have suggested that comprehension of irony starts to develop between the ages of five and six (Dews et al, 1996;Harris & Pexman, 2003;Winner, 1988, p. 133-135). This study suggests that some children start to recognize correctly the intent behind verbal irony as early as at the age of 3 and 4 even if the ability is still somewhat limited.…”

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confidence: 97%

“…Most of the earlier studies concerning development of comprehension of ironic utter- ances have been done with English-speaking children (Dews et al, 1996;Hancock et al, 2000;Pexman & Glenwright, 2007;Pexman et al, 2005Pexman et al, , 2006 so this study provides information about the development of comprehension of irony in children speaking a different language and of a different cultural background.…”

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“…181-182) in order to interpret an ironic utterance correctly the child has to have the ability to detect incongruity or falsehood, to avoid taking irony as error, to interpret beliefs of another's mind and avoid taking irony as deception. Earlier studies suggest that the ability to recognize the intent behind verbal irony starts to Brought to you by | Murdoch University Library Authenticated Download Date | 12/2/16 4:56 AM develop between five and six (Dews et al, 1996;Harris & Pexman, 2003;Winner, 1988, p. 133-135).…”

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Development of comprehension of ironic utterances in 3- to 9-year-old Finnish-speaking children

Loukusa¹,

Leinonen²

2008

Psychology of Language and Communication

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This study explores the comprehension of simple ironic utterances in 210 Finnish children aged from 3 to 9 years. If the child answered the question correctly, he/she was asked to explain correct answers. The results indicated that there was large individual variation within age groups both in answers and explanations. In terms of correct answers there was a significant difference between 6-and 7-year-olds and in correct explanations between age groups of 3-4, 6-7 and 7-8. Analysis of incorrect answers showed that literal interpretation of an utterance was the most common incorrect answer type in all age groups. Totally irrelevant answers occurred only in children aged 3 and 4. In terms of incorrect explanations, "turntaking" and "incorrect focus" categories were the most common incorrect explanation types. Contrary to previous studies, in this study already some of the 3-and 4-year-olds showed an emerging ability to comprehend irony.

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Section: Introductionsupporting

confidence: 89%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 97%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Development of comprehension of ironic utterances in 3- to 9-year-old Finnish-speaking children

Loukusa¹,

Leinonen²

2008

Psychology of Language and Communication

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“…2005a. 5 yaşındaki çocukların metaforun basit düzeylerini anladık-larını (Vosniadou ve Ortony 1983); basit ironik ifadeleri anlamanın ise 5 ila 6 yaş arasında ortaya çıkmaya başladığını (Dews ve ark. 1996) gösteren çalışmalar vardır.…”

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The Validity and Reliability Study of The Dokuz Eylul Theory of Mind Index (DEZIKO) in Patients with Schizophrenia

Değirmencioğlu¹,

Alptekın²,

Akdede³

et al. 2017

Turkish Journal of Psychiatry

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ÖZETAmaç: Şizofreni spektrum bozukluklarında eksikliği sıklıkla belirtilmiş olmasına rağmen, diğer kişilerin ruhsal ve zihinsel durumlarını kavrayabilme yeteneği olarak bilinen zihin kuramını (ZK) tüm yönleriyle değerlendirebilecek geçerli ve güvenilir bir ölçek bulunmamaktadır. Bu çalışmanın amacı, literatürde kullanılmış örneklerinden hareketle Türkçe'de ilk kez geliştirilmiş "Dokuz Eylül Zihin Kuramı Ölçeği"nin (DEZİKÖ) sağlıklı gönüllüler ve şizofreni hastaları üzerinde geçerlilik ve güvenilirliğini saptamaktır. Bulgular: DEZİKÖ'nün sağlıklı gönüllü grubunda iç tutarlılık gü-venilirlik katsayısının 0,64; görüşmeciler arası güvenilirliğinin 0,99 (p<0,0001) ve test-tekrar test güvenilirliğinin 0,90 (p<0,01) olduğu görüldü. Şizofreni hasta grubunda DEZİKÖ ile EBÖ-B toplam puanları arasında anlamlı bir pozitif korelasyon bulundu (r=0,43, p<0,05). Ayrıca, DEZİKÖ'nün sağlıklı gönüllüler ile şizofreni hastaları arasında ayırt ediciliğinin olduğu da saptandı (t(285)=8,74, p<0,01). Sağlıklı gönüllü grubunda, temel bileşenler analizi ile yapılan faktör analizinde DEZİKÖ'nün 3 faktörlü bir yapıya sahip olduğu görüldü.Sonuç: Elde edilen bulgular, Türkçe'de ilk kez geliştirilmiş ZK ölçeği olan DEZİKÖ'nün sağlıklı gönüllüler ve şizofreni hastaları üzerinde yeterli düzeyde geçerlilik ve güvenilirlik değerlerine sahip olduğunu göstermektedir.Anahtar Sözcükler: Zihin kuramı, şizofreni, otistik bozukluk SUMMARY The Validity and Reliability Study of the Dokuz Eylül Theory of Mind Index (DEZİKÖ) in Patients with SchizophreniaObjective: Although a lack of a comprehensive theory of mind (ToM) index has been indicated frequently in studies of schizophrenia spectrum disorders, there is no valid and reliable index to assess ToM, which represents the ability to attribute mental states to other people. The purpose of this study is to examine the validity and reliability of the "Dokuz Eylul Theory of Mind Index" (DEZİKÖ) in healthy volunteers and in patients with schizophrenia, which is the first Turkish-language ToM index, developed using examples in the ToM literature. Method:The study sample consisted of a total of 286 participants, including 89 patients with schizophrenia who had been diagnosed by DSM-IV and 197 healthy volunteers. Sociodemographic data form and DEZİKÖ were administered to all participants. Empathic Skill Index-B Form (EBÖ-B) and Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) were administered to the patients. Results:In healthy volunteers, internal consistency coefficient of DEZİKÖ was 0.64; inter-rater reliability was 0.99 (p<0.0001) and testretest reliability was 0.90 (p<0.01). The patient group had a positive significant correlation between DEZİKÖ and EBÖ-B (r=0.43, p<0.05). Furthermore, it was shown that healthy volunteers and patients with schizophrenia can be distinguished by using DEZİKÖ (t(285)=8.74, p<0.01). The results of factor analysis with principal components analysis in the healthy volunteer group verified that DEZİKÖ has 3 factor groups. Conclusion:These findings indicated that DEZİKÖ, the first ToM ...

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The Development of Social Understanding

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Lewis

2010

The Handbook of Life‐Span Development

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Children's Understanding of the Meaning and Functions of Verbal Irony

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Development of comprehension of ironic utterances in 3- to 9-year-old Finnish-speaking children

Development of comprehension of ironic utterances in 3- to 9-year-old Finnish-speaking children

The Validity and Reliability Study of The Dokuz Eylul Theory of Mind Index (DEZIKO) in Patients with Schizophrenia

The Development of Social Understanding

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