Metaphor and Irony in Communication

Philosophical and Linguistic Approaches to Metaphor and Irony

Measures of Metaphor

Constraints on Metaphor Comprehension

Early Metaphors in Spontaneous Speech

Metaphor and Cognition

How Children Misunderstand Irony

Constraints on Irony Comprehension

Why Children Understand Metaphor before Irony

References

Index

Ellen Winner is Professor of Psychology at Boston College and Senior Research Associate at Project Zero, Harvard University. She is also the author of Gifted Children: Myths and Realities.

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