A large study of 800 adults shows that pragmatic language skills-the ability to understand sarcasm, indirect requests, tone, and nonliteral meaning-organize into three distinct cognitive clusters. These clusters draw on social-rule knowledge, understanding of how the physical world works, and sensitivity to speech intonation.
A large study of 800 adults shows that pragmatic language skills-the ability to understand sarcasm, indirect requests, tone, and nonliteral meaning-organize into three distinct cognitive clusters. These clusters draw on social-rule knowledge, understanding of how the physical world works, and sensitivity to speech intonation.
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