Irony In Context

Author : Katharina Barbe
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1995-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027250469

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Irony in Context by Katharina Barbe Pdf

In her book, Barbe discusses verbal irony as an interpretative notion. Verbal irony is described in its various realizations and thus placed within linguistics and pragmatics. From the point of view of an analyzing observer, Barbe provides an eclectic approach to irony in context, a study of how conversational irony works, and how it compares with other concepts in which it plays a role. In addition, by means of the analysis of irony as an integrated pervasive feature of language, Barbe questions some basic unstated, literacy and culture-dependent assumptions about language. Her study of irony complements contemporary research in the area of conversational analysis.

Author : Raymond W. Gibbs,Herbert L. Colston
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 619 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Irony
ISBN : 9780805860627

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Irony in Language and Thought by Raymond W. Gibbs,Herbert L. Colston Pdf

Irony in Language and Thought assembles an interdisciplinary collection of seminal empirical and theoretical papers on irony in language and thought into one comprehensive book. A much-needed resource in the area of figurative language, this volume centers on a theme from cognitive science - that irony is a fundamental way of thinking about the human experience. The editors lend perspective in the form of opening and closing chapters, which enable readers to see how such works have furthered the field, as well as to inspire present and future scholars. Featured articles focus on the following topics: theories of irony, addressing primarily comprehension of its verbal form context in irony comprehension social functions of irony the development of irony understanding situational irony. Scholars and students in psychology, linguistics, philosophy, literature, anthropology, artificial intelligence, art, and communications will consider this book an excellent resource. It serves as an ideal supplement in courses that present major ideas in language and thought.

Author : Norman Knox
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2012-07-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1258450550

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The Word Irony and Its Context by Norman Knox Pdf

Author : Douglas Colin Muecke
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Irony
ISBN : UCSC:32106000123221

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Irony by Douglas Colin Muecke Pdf

Nature of irony -- Sarcasm -- Impersonal irony -- Self-disparaging irony -- Ingenu irony -- Irony of self-betrayal -- Irony of simple incongruity -- Dramatic irony -- General irony -- Romantic irony.

Author : Manuel Jobert,Sandrine Sorlin
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2018-04-25
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027264237

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The Pragmatics of Irony and Banter by Manuel Jobert,Sandrine Sorlin Pdf

The Pragmatics of Irony and Banter is the first book-length study analysing irony and banter together. This approach, inherited from Geoffrey Leech’s research, implies that the two notions are intrinsically related. In this thought-provoking volume, the various contributors (linguists, stylisticians, discourse analysts and literary scholars), while not necessarily agreeing on every aspect of this theoretical premise, discuss and develop the idea. In turn, they consider the workings of these two discursive practices in various corpora (face-to-face or digitally-mediated interactions, novels, comedy shows, etc.) thus providing a wealth of examples and case studies. This well-balanced positioning helps the reader to develop a better understanding of these complex discursive practices that play a crucial part in everyday interaction. Steering a course between traditional perspectives and new theoretical approaches, this innovative and exciting way of looking at irony and banter will no doubt open new avenues for research.

Author : Angeliki Athanasiadou,Herbert L. Colston
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2020-02-24
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110652246

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The Diversity of Irony by Angeliki Athanasiadou,Herbert L. Colston Pdf

Although the figure of irony has enjoyed extensive attention through important contributions to the diverse literatures addressing figurative thought and language, it still remains relatively in the background compared to other figures such as metaphor and metonymy. The present volume, together with a 2017 collection by Angeliki Athanasiadou and Herbert L. Colston, aims to the further exploration of verbal and situational irony, its gestural accompaniments, its comprehension and interpretation, its constructional diversity and its cooperation with other figures such as metaphor and hyperbole. The present volume is a highly interesting collection of chapters dealing with both theoretical investigations and descriptive applications of a central figure pervading human thought and language. Its aim is to draw more attention to irony’s diversity and its concomitant connections to other aspects of figurativeness.

Author : D. C. Muecke
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2017-07-06
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781315388335

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Irony and the Ironic by D. C. Muecke Pdf

First published in 1970 and revised in 1982, this work provides a critical overview of the concept of irony in literary criticism. After establishing the relationship of the ironical and the non-ironical, it summarises the history of the concept of irony, before isolating and discussing its basic aspects and the variable features that determine its nature, effect and quality. The book will be a useful resource for those studying irony and English Literature.

Author : Michael Fell
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 35 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2012-01-02
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783656093657

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Verbal Irony: Theories and Automatic Detection by Michael Fell Pdf

Seminar paper from the year 2010 in the subject Speech Science / Linguistics, grade: 1,0, Saarland University (Computerlinguistik), course: Computational Approaches to Creative Language, language: English, abstract: Human communication often involves the use of irony. In many cases, it is far from obvious if an utterance is meant ironical or not. Context and world knowledge are needed to discriminate literal from ironic intent. Linguists have worked on describing the nature of irony and come up with ideas which reflect the intuitive understanding of irony. Parallely, computational linguists are confronted with the challenge of automatically detecting irony. When an utterance contains irony, the only chance of getting the intent, is understanding and interpreting the irony in it. I review different theories of irony in chapter 2. Chapter 3 describes the state-of-the-art of automatic irony detection, covers the importance of corpus study for future research and proposes a fusion between theory, corpus study and automatic detection.

Author : Michael Fell
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 69 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783656093466

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Verbal Irony by Michael Fell Pdf

Seminar paper from the year 2010 in the subject Speech Science / Linguistics, grade: 1,0, Saarland University (Computerlinguistik), course: Computational Approaches to Creative Language, language: English, abstract: Human communication often involves the use of irony. In many cases, it is far from obvious if an utterance is meant ironical or not. Context and world knowledge are needed to discriminate literal from ironic intent. Linguists have worked on describing the nature of irony and come up with ideas which reflect the intuitive understanding of irony. Parallely, computational linguists are confronted with the challenge of automatically detecting irony. When an utterance contains irony, the only chance of getting the intent, is understanding and interpreting the irony in it. I review different theories of irony in chapter 2. Chapter 3 describes the state-of-the-art of automatic irony detection, covers the importance of corpus study for future research and proposes a fusion between theory, corpus study and automatic detection.

Author : Steven Pattison
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2022-11-24
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781000765960

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Characterising Irony by Steven Pattison Pdf

This book offers a systematic, bottom-up account of irony across both everyday contexts and literary and linguistic texts, using an empirically rigorous approach in distinguishing between central irony, non-central ironies, and non-ironies and highlighting a new way forward for irony research. The volume considers the current landscape of irony, in which the term is used with increasing frequency with the knock-on effect of a loosening of its meaning. Pattison addresses this challenge by applying a systematic form of analysis, rooted in frameworks from pragmatics and complementary disciplines, to a database of over 500 irony candidates from a wide range of sources. The book uses these examples to illustrate the features of central ironies as well as the attributes used to differentiate between central ironies, non-central ironies, and non-ironies. These attributes are mapped across four key domains, including: difference and opposition; the role of context; how ironies are signaled; and speaker attitude and intention. Taken together, the volume puts forth a credible account for more clearly characterizing examples of irony and equips researchers with a comprehensive step-by-step method for undertaking future research. This book is key reading for scholars in stylistics, pragmatics, literary studies, and psycholinguistics.

Author : Stephen Skalicky
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2023-01-31
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781009234535

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Verbal Irony Processing by Stephen Skalicky Pdf

Ironic language is a salient reminder that speakers of all languages do not always mean what they say. While ironic language has captured the attention of theorists and scholars for centuries, it is only since the 1980s that psycholinguistic methods have been employed to investigate how readers and hearers detect, process, and comprehend ironic language. This Element reviews the foundational definitions, theories, and psycholinguistic models of ironic language, covering key questions such as the distinction between literal and ironic meaning, the role of contextual information during irony processing, and the cognitive mechanisms involved. These key questions continue to motivate new studies and methodological innovations, providing ample opportunity for future researchers who wish to continue exploring how ironic language is processed and understood.

Author : Marike Finlay
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2011-05-02
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110872903

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The Romantic Irony of Semiotics by Marike Finlay Pdf

The Romantic Irony of Semiotics: Friedrich Schlegel and the Crisis of Representation (Approaches to Semiotics [As]).

Author : Inés Lozano-Palacio,Francisco José Ruiz de Mendoza Ibáñez
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2022-02-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027258144

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Modeling Irony by Inés Lozano-Palacio,Francisco José Ruiz de Mendoza Ibáñez Pdf

This book adopts a broad cognitive-pragmatic perspective on irony which sees ironic meaning as the result of complex inferential activity arising from conflicting conceptual scenarios. This view of irony is the basis for an analytically productive integrative account capable of bridging gaps among disciplines and of recontextualizing and solving some controversies. Among the topics covered in its pages, readers will find an overview of previous linguistic and non-linguistic approaches. They will also find definitional and taxonomic criteria, an exhaustive exploration of the elements of the ironic act, and a study of their complex forms of interaction. The book also explores the relationship between irony, banter and sarcasm, and it studies how irony interacts with other figurative uses of language. Finally, the book spells out the conditions for “felicitous” irony and re-interprets traditional ironic types (e.g., Socratic, rhetoric, satiric, etc.), in the light of the unified approach it proposes.

Author : Vladimir R. Rossman
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2019-05-20
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9783110821116

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Perspectives of Irony on Medieval French Literature by Vladimir R. Rossman Pdf

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Author : Linda Hutcheon
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2003-09-02
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781134937547

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Irony's Edge by Linda Hutcheon Pdf

The edge of irony, says Linda Hutcheon, is always a social and political edge. Irony depends upon interpretation; it happens in the tricky, unpredictable space between expression and understanding. Irony's Edge is a fascinating, compulsively readable study of the myriad forms and the effects of irony. It sets out, for the first time, a sustained, clear analysis of the theory and the political contexts of irony, using a wide range of references from contemporary culture. Examples extend from Madonna to Wagner, from a clever quip in conversation to a contentious exhibition in a museum. Irony's Edge outlines and then challenges all the major existing theories of irony, providing the most comprehensive and critically challengin theory of irony to date.