Two children look at their spoiled lunch and one says with a wry smile, "That looks delicious.". To appreciate ironic humor, a child must understand

a. mutual exclusivity constraints.
b. why holophrases are spoken in the holophrastic period.
c. when the language acquisition device is awake or asleep.
d. illocutionary intent.


D

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