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Comprehension of Ironic Utterances by Bilingual Children

Psychology of Language and Communication, 2016
This study investigates verbal irony comprehension by 6-year old bilingual children speaking Polish and English and living in the USA. Researchers have predominantly focused on monolingual populations when examining non-literal language in young children.
Banasik Natalia, Podsiadło Kornelia
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Irony Comprehension in the Nonnative Language Comes at a Cost

Psychology of Language and Communication, 2016
Irony as a communicative phenomenon continues to puzzle. One of the key questions concerns cognitive and linguistic mechanisms underpinning irony comprehension.
Bromberek-Dyzman Katarzyna, Rataj Karolina   +1 more
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The Irony Approach in the Qur'an: Mustansir Mir's Perspective

AJIS: Academic Journal of Islamic Studies, 2020
In the Qur’an interpretation, the irony approach is hardly ever used by commentators. Muntasir Mir is one of the commentators who used the irony approach in analyzing the.
Azam Azam
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Recognizing Communicative Intentions Lies at the Heart of Irony Processing; and Bilinguals Might do it Better: A Literature Review

Psychology of Language and Communication
Bilinguals perform better in interpreting intentions, the pillar of irony comprehension. As bilingualism becomes normal, exploring the role of the second language (L2) in irony comprehension seems invaluable. Evidence suggests that L2 proficiency impacts
Chełminiak Paweł
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The Complexity of Irony with its Types and Layers to Displaying the Vices of the Society in Jane Austen's Emma [PDF]

Maǧallaẗ Kulliyyaẗ Al-Adāb - Ǧāmiʿaẗ Al-Fayūm
Irony is not a simple stylistic device used in literary work to enrich its meaning and themes. Irony is essential to both the writer's and the readers' cultural backgrounds.
ماجد محمد عبد الفتاح حسن
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Between Laughter and Humility: Functions of Irony in the Middle English Poem Patience [PDF]

Alfred Nobel University Journal of Philology
The article explores the poetics of irony in the Middle English poem Patience, a distinctive reinterpretation of the biblical story of Jonah and an important example of fourteenth-century alliterative poetry.
Kseniia Vielchieva
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Contrasting Dimensions behind the Use of Irony and Humour in Times of Crisis

Półrocznik Językoznawczy Tertium, 2023
In this article the discourse of irony and humor is explored in two sets of memes generated in times of crisis, namely the recent Covid pandemic and the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Laura Alba-Juez
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Irony in MacNeice’s poetry (Irony

Journal of the College of Basic Education, 2023
Abstract This study is divided into two sections and a conclusion. Section one is an introduction and critical reception, while section two talks about MacNeice’s poems and the irony in his poetry. Irony in MacNeice’s poetry seeks to present his perception of the world around his perception of the world around him.And while MacNeice does ...
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El estudio de la ironía en el texto literario

Cuadernos de Investigación Filológica, 2013
Pragmatics and narratology are the basis of this study on irony. One understands some pragmatic aspects and the dramatic structure of the ironic texts. Several of the participants' characteristics in the ironic communication are studied.
Asunción Barreras Gómez
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Irony and Satire

, 2023
This chapter examines the conceptual relations between irony and satire. Many forms of satire, usually seen as containing elements of judgment, play, laughter, and aggression, may be considered discourse-level irony (i.e., satire is more evident in stretches of discourse, rather than in single utterances).
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