We claim that intuition is capable of quickly processing multiple pieces of information without
noticeable cognitive effort. We advocate a component view stating that intuitive processes in …

The combined knowledge of word meanings and grammatical rules does not allow a listener
to grasp the intended meaning of a speaker's utterance. Pragmatic inferences on the part of …

It is well known that speakers rely on prosodic and gestural features at the time of producing
and understanding verbal irony. Yet little research has examined (a) how gestures manifest …

The Routledge International Handbook of Thinking and Reasoning is an authoritative
reference work providing a balanced overview of current scholarship spanning the full …

Prosody and humor BENJAMINS CURRENT T OPICS Prosody and Humor Salvatore Attardo,
Manuela Maria Wagner and Eduardo Urios-Aparisi (eds.) 55 Page 2 Prosody and Humor Page …

Abstract Decisions in preschoolers (6 years), elementary schoolers (9.7 years), and adults
(21 years) were studied with an information board crossing three probabilistic cues …

This book is a necessary supplement to the theoretical exploration into semantic rhetoric,
particularly a breakthrough in the study of the relationship between the source domain and …

This review contains a search for neuropragmatic studies related to the perlocutionary
effects of speech acts on linguistic representations in the brain. This review study …

Approaching the concept of intuition is a risky endeavor. Traps lurk everywhere and one is
prone to be sniped at for disseminating misconceptions about intuitive thinking …

. Introduction e purpose of this book is to gather several studies on the intersection of
prosody and humor—a promising area of investigation, which has recently undergone a …