The pervasive role of pragmatics in early language
Language is a fundamentally social endeavor. Pragmatics is the study of how speakers and
listeners use social reasoning to go beyond the literal meanings of words to interpret …
listeners use social reasoning to go beyond the literal meanings of words to interpret …
The role of alternatives in language
S Repp, K Spalek - Frontiers in Communication, 2021 - frontiersin.org
In this review we provide a discussion of the concept of alternatives and its role in linguistic
and psycholinguistic theorizing in the context of the contributions that have appeared in the …
and psycholinguistic theorizing in the context of the contributions that have appeared in the …
Why pragmatics and theory of mind do not (completely) overlap
Aim of the paper is to discuss the extent to which pragmatics, ie, the ability to use language
and other expressive means to convey meaning in a specific interactional context, overlaps …
and other expressive means to convey meaning in a specific interactional context, overlaps …
[HTML][HTML] Implicature priming, salience, and context adaptation
Recent experimental research has observed two kinds of priming effects on quantity
implicatures. One is the Strong–Weak contrast, where more quantity implicatures are …
implicatures. One is the Strong–Weak contrast, where more quantity implicatures are …
Order matters: Children's evaluation of underinformative teachers depends on context
The ability to evaluate “sins of omission”—true but pragmatically misleading,
underinformative pedagogy—is critical for learning. This study reveals a developmental …
underinformative pedagogy—is critical for learning. This study reveals a developmental …
Language and pragmatics across neurodevelopmental disorders: An investigation using the Italian version of CCC-2
M Ferrara, M Camia, V Cecere, V Villata… - Journal of Autism and …, 2020 - Springer
Impairments in structural language and pragmatics are well recognized in different
neurodevelopmental disorders, yet in clinical work the discrimination of children with various …
neurodevelopmental disorders, yet in clinical work the discrimination of children with various …
Scalar and ad-hoc pragmatic inferences in children: guess which one is easier
Several studies investigated preschoolers' ability to compute scalar and ad-hoc implicatures,
but only one compared children's performance with both kinds of implicature with the same …
but only one compared children's performance with both kinds of implicature with the same …
Integrating expectations and outcomes: Preschoolers' developing ability to reason about others' emotions.
People's emotional experiences depend not only on what actually happened, but also on
what they thought would happen. However, these expectations about future outcomes are …
what they thought would happen. However, these expectations about future outcomes are …
The understanding of scalar implicatures in children with autism spectrum disorder: dichotomized responses to violations of informativeness
W Schaeken, M Van Haeren, V Bambini - Frontiers in psychology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
This study investigated the understanding of underinformative sentences like “Some
elephants have trunks” by children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The scalar term …
elephants have trunks” by children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The scalar term …
Linking hypothesis and number of response options modulate inferred scalar implicature rate
The past 15 years have seen increasing experimental investigations of core pragmatic
questions in the ever more active and lively field of experimental pragmatics. Within …
questions in the ever more active and lively field of experimental pragmatics. Within …