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Publication details [#64487]

Müller, Susanne, Mailin Antomo, Katharina Paul, Markus Paluch and Maik Thalmann. 2018. When children aren't more logical than adults: An empirical investigation of lying by falsely implicating. Journal of Pragmatics 138 : 135–148.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Place, Publisher
Elsevier

Annotation

In an experimental environment, untruthful implicatures are evaluated as lies. Speakers distinguish between false alleged content and false implicatures. Untruthful generalized and particularized implicatures are evaluated alike. If the test design is fit, children (5–9 years) assess implicatures as adults.