We present a meta-analysis of studies that compare figurative language comprehension in
individuals with autism spectrum disorder and in typically develo** controls who were …

The main goal of verbal metaphor interpretation is traditionally believed to be the recovery of
a context-sensitive metaphorical meaning. One focus of experimental studies is to assess …

How does a listener understand a sarcastic'That was a wonderful speech'when the words
point to a positive review? Why do students of introductory logic interpret'Some cabs are …

Although the neurocognitive processes underlying the comprehension of figurative
language, especially metaphors and idioms, have been studied extensively, less is known …

Purpose Children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) and children with developmental
language disorder (DLD) face challenges with pragmatics, but the nature and sources of …

While incongruence with the background context is a powerful cue for irony, in spoken
conversation ironic utterances often bear non-contextual cues, such as marked tone of voice …

This book is an application of relevance theory, a cognitive pragmatics theory of human
communication, to different types of humorous discourse (jokes, stand-up monologues …

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 …

This article investigates the contextual components utilized to convey sarcastic verbal irony,
testing whether theoretical components deemed as necessary for creating a sense of irony …

The contribution and neural basis of cognitive control is under-specified in many prominent
models of socio-cognitive processing. Important outstanding questions include whether …