The role of prosody in children's inferences of ironic intent

Discourse Processes

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 47-61

  Milosky, Linda M ^a   Ford, Janet A ^a  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0002286207     PISSN: 0163853X     EISSN: 15326950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01638539709544981     Document Type: Article

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