How do we learn to produce and comprehend non-literal language? Competing theories have only partially accounted for the variety of comprehension evoked in metaphor, irony and jokes. The author presents a comprehensive theory to explain figurative...
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How do we learn to produce and comprehend non-literal language? Competing theories have only partially accounted for the variety of comprehension evoked in metaphor, irony and jokes. The author presents a comprehensive theory to explain figurative language comprehension.