The impact of hyperbole on perception of victim testimony
(2021)
Journal Article
Desai, S., Mclean, J., Lawrence, C., & Filik, R. (2021). The impact of hyperbole on perception of victim testimony. Journal of Pragmatics, 174, 143-156. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pragma.2021.01.013
This paper investigates how individuals perceive hyperbole in victim statements. Despite being one of the most commonly used literary tropes, the comprehension and cognition of hyperbole has been largely ignored in the psycholinguistics literature, a... Read More about The impact of hyperbole on perception of victim testimony.