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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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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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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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The Politics of Framing the Student Problem: Inquiries Into Australian Civics Education, 2006–2024
Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Recurring debates about civics, the kinds of history that should, and should not, be taught in school, and ‘standards debates’ about the ‘basics’ typically follow on the heels of recurring moral panics about the ‘declining’ state of ‘our’ education system.
Patrick O'Keeffe +2 more
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT As modes of activism rapidly evolve, activists—both seasoned and emerging—must increasingly navigate a hybrid terrain of both digital and non‐digital engagement. This paper draws on the personal narratives of 16 nascent activists based in Australia to explore how they develop competencies related to digital storytelling, which is critical to ...
Garth Stahl +5 more
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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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, 2009 This article takes the issue of epistemology in writing for (performance) art to ask: ‘What is the value of using “fictional” – as in “novelistic” – writing in reflective discourse on creative practice generally?’ Using Susan Sontag’s seminal essay ...
Francis, Mary Anne; id_orcid +2 more
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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Despite growing interest in the internationalisation of higher education, the experiences of international student parents, particularly international student mothers, remain largely marginalised in research and policy. This paper examines the emotional agency of international student mothers who leave their children behind in their home ...
Anh Ngoc Quynh Phan +2 more
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Knowing education in Thailand like a global expert organisation: Politics, context and data
British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Global expert organisations play increasingly significant roles in the way that education is understood and governed internationally, including by influencing the discourses through which education is conceptualised and shaping norms of what counts as success, failure, progress and the most desirable visions for the future.
Steve Puttick +6 more
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