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Intertextual irony : between relevance theory and Umberto Eco [PDF]
, 2023 This article discusses the advantages deriving from the interaction of pragmatics and literary theory in the study of literary irony. The first section argues that the current (mis)understanding of irony is the result of a centuries-long intertwinement ...
Brondino, Andrea +1 more
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Understanding sarcasm in modern communicative behavior [PDF]
Актуальные проблемы филологии и педагогической лингвистикиThis paper examines sarcasm, defined as a pointed, malicious mockery. Sarcasm relates to other forms of humorous reactions to phenomena that provoke negative emotions, such as irony, banter, satire, and dark humor.
Vladimir I. Karasik
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The Phenomenal Aspects of Irony according to Søren Kierkegaard
Open Theology, 2020 The aim of the text is to characterise some phenomenal aspects of irony (particularly, of the ironic speech acts), which may be found in the Kierkegaardian reflection concerning diverse ironic attitudes of individuals, mainly of Christians.
Gołębiewska Maria
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ON SITUATIONAL IRONY IN ENGLISH LITERARY DISCOURSE
Vestnik of Samara University. History, pedagogics, philology, 2019 The relevance of the study is due to the insufficient development of the issues associated with the analysis of situational irony. In the present study, the objective of the study is to identify the linguistic features of the ironical mode of literary discourse in accordance with the idea of situational irony as mode of literary discourse.
N. L. Ovshieva, M. S. Poshtanova
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ON THE PROSODIC CUES OF VERBAL IRONY IN A SITUATION COMEDY
, 2023 Irony is defined as an instrument used by the speaker to communicate the opposite of real message they intend to convey. However, a number of studies agree in considering irony an attitude related to the need of protecting the personal image of the speaker. To date, relatively few studies have focused on the acoustic analysis of verbal irony.
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SUSh Scientific Proceedings, 2022 The article refers to the translation peculiarities of situational irony on the basis of S. Maugham’s “Three Fat Women of Antibes”. Irony, as a stylistic device, plays a significant role in literature. Perceiving irony is not an easy task as it depends on different factors, such as cultural knowledge, the reader’s interpretative skills, background ...
G. Barkhudaryan, H. Isahakyan
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Comprehension of implicit meanings in social situations involving irony: A functional MRI study
NeuroImage, 2007 To understand implicit social meanings, the interaction of literal meanings and relevant information in a situational context is important. However, previous studies have not investigated such contextual interactions. Using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), we investigated cortical mechanisms underlying the processing of implicit meanings ...
Keisuke Wakusawa +9 more
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Verbal Irony and Situational Irony : Why do people use verbal irony? [PDF]
, 2004 Many studies on verbal irony has mostly concentrated on the definition and nature of irony, i.e., the question of "what is verbal irony?" The motive for the use of verbal irony, on the other hand, has not been the center of the studies of verbal irony as
Jeong, JaYeon
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Pragmatics behind the Usage of Hedges a bit (of) and somewhat in British Interpersonal Communication
Известия Уральского федерального университета. Серия 2: Гуманитарные науки, 2020 This article considers the pragmatics behind the usage of hedges a bit (of) and somewhat. There is no common agreed-upon understanding concerning their categorisation as the ambiguous nature of any vagueness marker makes an utterance more open to the ...
Maria Yurievna Rossikhina +1 more
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AN ANALYSIS OF IRONY USED IN WEDNESDAY ADDAMS SERIES
, 2023 In this thesis entitled An Analysis of Irony Used in Wednesday Addams Series, researchers will examine the existence the types of irony and the meaning contained in it. This research uses qualitative descriptive method.
Kristiana, Vera, Puteri, Alvina Amalia
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