Compensatory effect of general cognitive skills on non-literal language processing in schizophrenia: a preliminary study

E Varga, Z Schnell, T Tényi, N Németh, M Simon… - Journal of …, 2014‏ - Elsevier
Studies show that patients with schizophrenia have problems with understanding non-literal
language, presumably due to theory of mind (ToM) dysfunction, while literal language …

Diabetes: a look to the future

KGMM Alberti, PZ Zimmet - The lancet Diabetes & endocrinology, 2014‏ - thelancet.com
Diabetes was seriously underrated as a threat to global public health until very recently.
However, the situation is now changing and the world can no longer ignore the inexorable …

Neuropragmatics and irony processing in schizophrenia–Possible neural correlates of the meta-module of pragmatic meaning construction

Z Schnell, E Varga, T Tényi, M Simon, A Hajnal… - Journal of …, 2016‏ - Elsevier
The study investigates the pragmatics of irony processing and contextual effects in
schizophrenia from a neurolinguistic perspective. Relying on neuroimaging (fMRI) …

Metapragmatic reflections of adolescents on gender in ironic interactions

K Hess Zimmermann, GN Avecilla-Ramírez… - Frontiers in Language …, 2024‏ - frontiersin.org
Introduction While verbal irony is a pragmatic skill that plays a very important role in social
interactions, its development has not been sufficiently studied, especially in the context of …

Fuzzy boundaries in interpretation: Empirical study on the common traits and differences of Irony and Metaphor as the hypothesized infringements of the Maxim of …

Z Schnell - Fuzzy Boundaries in Discourse Studies: Theoretical …, 2019‏ - Springer
When we engage in discourse, we automatically take the shared, common knowledge of the
listener and their ability to make inferences from context for granted. This level of interaction …

Conceptual blending in English and Serbian question-and-answer jokes

P Niketić - The European Journal of Humour Research, 2019‏ - ceeol.com
This paper analyzes English and Serbian question-and-answer jokes using the cognitive
linguistic theoretical framework of conceptual blending, which relies on mental spaces as …

The processing of humour by individuals suffering from schizophrenia

E Varga, R Herold, R Horvath, M Simon… - The European Journal …, 2016‏ - ceeol.com
Humour is an important component of social cognition. The last few years of cognitive
research of schizophrenia provided a considerable amount of empirical evidence about …

Fuzzy boundaries and fuzzy minds: Interpretation strategies and discourse processing in schizophrenia

Z Schnell, R Herold, T Tényi, E Varga - Fuzzy Boundaries in Discourse …, 2019‏ - Springer
Background Holistic meaning construction is a level of language use that entails the flexible
application of rules beyond mere semantic, morphosyntactic meaning construction. These …

Preschoolers' sensitivity to the infringement of conversational maxims in view of mentalization

Z Schnell - A Life in Cognition: Studies in Cognitive Science in …, 2022‏ - Springer
The present chapter aims to clarify the existing associations between social cognitive skills
and a productive pragmatic competence enabling the smooth coordination of discourse. It …

Humor i terapi–er det noe vits? En konseptuell undersøkelse av humorens relevans og potensiale i psykoterapi. Kan humor virke endringsbefordrende?

M Almenningen - 2022‏ - duo.uio.no
Bakgrunn: Donald Winnicott beskrev lek som essensielt for barnets utvikling, og lek er i dag
en anerkjent metode i terapi med barn og unge. Lek kan potensielt også være viktig for …