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Publication details [#36493]

Winner, Ellen. 1988. The point of words: Children's understanding of metaphor and irony. Harvard University Press. ix + 212 pp.
Publication type
Book – monograph
Publication language
English
Keywords
irony | language, comprehension of | metaphor

Annotation

This book discusses important issues and empirical data on children's comprehension of metaphor and irony.

Reviewed by

McCabe, Allyssa. 1991. Review of $The point of words: Children's understanding of metaphor and irony.
Gibbs, Raymond W. Jr. 1989. Review of $The point of words: Children's understanding of metaphor and irony.