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Understanding Minds and Metaphors: Insights from the Study of Figurative Language in Autism

Happé, Francesca G.E.·1995·Metaphor and Symbolic Activity

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This article reviews recent work on autistic individuals' understanding of figurative language. One currently influential theory of autism proposes that the key impairments in imagination, socialization, and communication spring from a fundamental deficit in "theory of mind"--the ability to attribute mental states to self and to others. Autism, then, presents a fascinating test case for theories such as Sperber and Wilson's (1986) relevance theory, which claims a crucial role for the understanding of intentions in everyday communication. In this article, I present evidence that understanding of simile, metaphor, and irony by children with autism is closely related to their level of theory of mind ability. The case of autism demonstrates the crucial role of the understanding of intentions in normal human communication, both "literal" and figurative.

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Authors: Happé, F. G. E.
Venue: Metaphor and Symbolic Activity
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Published: 1995-12
Volume: 10
Issue: 4
Pages: 275-295
ISSN: 0885-7253 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1207/s15327868ms1004_3
OpenAlex: W2073057017
Cited by: 302
References: 65
Citations by year: 2026: 1 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 10 · 2023: 22 · 2022: 26 · 2021: 15 · 2020: 24 · 2019: 28 · 2018: 26 · 2017: 23 · 2016: 9 · 2015: 9 · 2014: 10 · 2013: 14 · 2012: 14
FWCI: 0.00
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: Metaphor and Symbolic Activity (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Child and Animal Learning Development
Social Sciences › Linguistics and Language › Language, Metaphor, and Cognition
Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
Keywords: autism spectrum disorder, theory of mind, figurative language, metaphor, simile, irony, relevance theory, intention understanding, children with autism, social cognition

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