An 8-Year-Old Shows Irony and Sarcasm in His Speech by Saying

question 129

Multiple Choice

An 8-year-old shows irony and sarcasm in his speech by saying "That's just great, I'm a regular Michael Jordon!" after he misses a free throw in a basketball game; this suggests that his ____ has improved.

• A) metalinguistic awareness
• B) psycholinguistic skills
• C) linguistic relativity
• D) ability to use linguistic heuristics

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