The effects of cognitive complexity and communication apprehension on the expression and recognition of sarcasm

New Research on Social Perception

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 193-205

  Rockwell, Patricia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE   (United States)

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