Pragmatics Communication Deficiencies and the Role of Gamification

Table 2: Points scored on each language feature according to gender

Score points	Male (N=51)	Female (N=205)	Total (N=256)
Everyday Life	849.373±194.608	761.660±170.483	779.134±178.633
Story Comprehension	614.588±330.845	612.688±338.665	613.066±336.479
Figurative Lang-Idioms	1182.971±167.474	1176.849±201.427	1178.068±194.843
Figurative Lang-Metaphors	1267.569±243.878	1254.334±256.800	1256.971±253.864
Figurative Lang-Proverbs	1102.902±447.268	1283.829±342.177	1247.785±371.666
Sense Of Humour	1043.755±447.536	1117.349±429.517	1102.688±433.275
Emotions’ Perception	1283.072±236.717	1323.270±217.591	1315.262±221.637
Counterfactual Comprehension	1093.209±400.512	1145.467±355.327	1135.056±364.550
Understanding Pronouns	1156.000±345.117	1160.537±364.167	1159.647±359.850
Pragmatic Connector	1320.310±187.213	1309.229±217.007	1311.402±211.193

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