This study explores the development of theory of mind, operationalized as recursive thinking
ability, from adolescence to early adulthood (N= 110; young adolescents= 47; adolescents …

We investigated the association between individual differences in metaphor understanding
and Theory of Mind (ToM) in typically developing children. We distinguished between two …

Ironic language is challenging for many people to understand, and particularly for children.
Comprehending irony is considered a major milestone in children's development, as it …

Irony is one of the linguistic means in which intended and expressed meaning diverge. It
serves social-communicative functions, requires the understanding of the speaker's mental …

We explored the topic of irony comprehension by preschoolers. Two hundred and thirty-one
children (77 four-year-olds, 89 five-year-olds, and 65 six-year-olds) were tested with the …

Theory of mind has been perhaps the most heavily researched topic in developmental
psychology for close to 30 years. Most research, as well as most secondary accounts, has …

Pragmatics lies at the point where language meets the social world and encompasses both
the linguistic and the social dimensions of communication. However, the relationship …

Children's ability to understand irony is believed to be acquired late compared to other
pragmatic skills. To explore this assertion, this article presents a review of four decades of …

We investigated whether children's appreciation of verbal irony is facilitated by the provision
of speaker–addressee relationship information, namely that of a sibling relationship. We …

The present study evaluated: i) the effects of two training programs designed for promoting
Theory of Mind (ToM) skills in children aged 7/8, and ii) the relations between second-order …