Children's use of pragmatic competence as evidence for the reliability of an information source

Two aspects of childrens understanding of Gricean maxims were investigated. First, childrens awareness of adherence to the maxims of quality and relation was tested in two separate conditions. Second, childrens use of evidence from maxim adherence as a cue to the reliability of an information source...

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Main Author: Vázquez, Maria Dolores
Other Authors: Megan M. Saylor
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: VANDERBILT 2010
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Online Access:http://etd.library.vanderbilt.edu/available/etd-03282010-192849/