Do young children use echoic information in their comprehension of sarcastic speech? A test of echoic mention theory

British Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 83-96

  Keenan, Thomas R ^a   Quigley, Kathleen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033245851     PISSN: 0261510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/026151099165168     Document Type: Article

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