Irony In Language Use And Communication

Author : Angeliki Athanasiadou,Herbert L. Colston
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2017-12-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027264824

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Irony in Language Use and Communication by Angeliki Athanasiadou,Herbert L. Colston Pdf

The volume provides original research and analyses of the multi-faceted conceptual and verbal process(es) of irony. Key topics explored include interdisciplinary perspectives and approaches to the study of irony. Collectively, the papers examine irony from psychology, embodiment studies, philosophy, cognitive linguistics, the connection and impact of irony on culture and (media) communication, different approaches to verbal irony and others—ultimately attempting to model the mechanisms underlying ironic forms and the psycholinguistic motivations for their investigation. The comprehensive treatment of these issues is fundamental for future research on irony and related phenomena, particularly on questions of its usage, the diversity and/or unity of irony and ultimately the interrelationships between figurative thought and language.

Author : Raymond W. Gibbs,Herbert L. Colston
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 619 pages
File Size : 43,8 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 : Angeliki Athanasiadou,Herbert L. Colston
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 54,5 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 : Natalia Banasik-Jemielniak,Piotr Kałowski,Maria Zajączkowska
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-08
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 3031571711

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Studying Verbal Irony and Sarcasm by Natalia Banasik-Jemielniak,Piotr Kałowski,Maria Zajączkowska Pdf

This volume provides a comprehensive yet accessible introduction to the phenomenon of verbal irony and sarcasm and the methodological aspects of its study. The chapters in this volume employ quantitative and qualitative measures of the use of verbal irony and sarcasm in both adults and children. The methods used by the contributors range from self-report questionnaires and comment elicitation to experimental studies using comprehension and production tasks, to a qualitative analysis of naturalistic data. The volume contains both theoretical chapters and empirical results. By examining verbal irony and sarcasm in a range of cultural contexts, the chapters also show that cultural norms of communication may affect both the use and understanding of irony in specific ways and should therefore be taken into account in research.

Author : Patricia Ann Rockwell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : IND:30000109133771

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Sarcasm and Other Mixed Messages by Patricia Ann Rockwell Pdf

Sarcasm, like other mixed messages, creates problems for senders and receivers because receivers cannot be certain of the sender's intent. This book analyzes the social implications of this common, yet confusing, communicative behavior.

Author : Augusto Soares da Silva
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2021-05-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027260031

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Figurative Language – Intersubjectivity and Usage by Augusto Soares da Silva Pdf

Intersubjectivity and usage play central roles in figurative language and are pivotal notions for a cognitively realistic research on figures of thought, speech, and communication. This volume brings together thirteen studies that explore the relationship between figurativity, intersubjectivity and usage from the Cognitive Linguistics perspective. The studies explore the impact of figurativity on areas of lexicon and grammar, on real discourse, and across different semiotic systems. Some studies focus on the psychological processes of the comprehension of figurativity; other studies address the ways in which figures of thought and language are socially shared and the variation of figures through time and space. Moreover, some contributions are established on advanced corpus-based techniques and experimental methods. There are studies about metaphor, metonymy, irony and puns; about related processes, such as humor, empathy and ambiguation; and about the interaction between figures. Overall, this volume offers the advantages and the opportunities of an interactional and usage-based perspective of figurativity, embracing both the psychological and the intersubjective reality of figurative thought and language and empirically emphasizing the multidimensional character of figurativity, its central function in thought, and its impact on everyday communication.

Author : Natalia Banasik-Jemielniak
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783031571725

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Studying Verbal Irony and Sarcasm by Natalia Banasik-Jemielniak Pdf

Author : Inés Lozano-Palacio,Francisco José Ruiz de Mendoza Ibáñez
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 50,5 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 : Mario Brdar,Rita Brdar-Szabó
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2022-08-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027257611

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Figurative Thought and Language in Action by Mario Brdar,Rita Brdar-Szabó Pdf

The contents of the volume prove the vitality of cognitive linguistic studies of figuration when combined with new research methodologies, in tandem with other disciplines, and also when applied to an ever broader range of topics. Individual chapters are concerned not only with some fundamental issues of defining and delimiting metaphor and metonymy, with the impact of figuration on grammatical forms, but are also exemplary discussions of how figurative language is processed and understood, as well as studies of practical ramifications of the use of figurative language in various types of discourse (the language of media, politics and healthcare communication). Most of the volume assumes a synchronic perspective, but diachronic coverage of processes is not missing either. In short, the volume demonstrates how rewarding it is to return to the true origins of cognitive linguistics for new inspiration and take a fresh start promising a true cornucopia of future results.

Author : Steven Pattison
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 41,8 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 : Joana Garmendia
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2018-03-22
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781107092631

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Irony by Joana Garmendia Pdf

An accessible introduction to the pragmatics of irony that presents the main theoretical approaches and central discussions of the analysis of ironic communication.

Author : Roger Kreuz
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2020-02-18
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780262538268

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Irony and Sarcasm by Roger Kreuz Pdf

A biography of two troublesome words. Isn't it ironic? Or is it? Never mind, I'm just being sarcastic (or am I?). Irony and sarcasm are two of the most misused, misapplied, and misunderstood words in our conversational lexicon. In this volume in the MIT Press Essential Knowledge series, psycholinguist Roger Kreuz offers an enlightening and concise overview of the life and times of these two terms, mapping their evolution from Greek philosophy and Roman rhetoric to modern literary criticism to emojis. Kreuz describes eight different ways that irony has been used through the centuries, proceeding from Socratic to dramatic to cosmic irony. He explains that verbal irony—irony as it is traditionally understood—refers to statements that mean something different (frequently the opposite) of what is literally intended, and defines sarcasm as a type of verbal irony. Kreuz outlines the prerequisites for irony and sarcasm (one of which is a shared frame of reference); clarifies what irony is not (coincidence, paradox, satire) and what it can be (among other things, a socially acceptable way to express hostility); recounts ways that people can signal their ironic intentions; and considers the difficulties of online irony. Finally, he wonders if, because irony refers to so many different phenomena, people may gradually stop using the word, with sarcasm taking over its verbal duties.

Author : Michael Fell
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 69 pages
File Size : 53,8 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 : John Barnden,Andrew Gargett
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Page : 559 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2020-12-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027260406

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Producing Figurative Expression by John Barnden,Andrew Gargett Pdf

This collection contains a selection of recent work on people’s production of figurative language (metaphoric, ironic, metonymic, hyperbolic, ...) and similarly of figurative expression in visual media and artefact design. The articles illuminate issues such as why and under what circumstances people produce figurative expression and how it is moulded by their aims. By focusing on production, the intention is to help stimulate more academic research on it and redress historically lower levels of published work on generation than on understanding of figurative expression. The contributions stretch across various academic disciplines—mainly psychology, cognitive linguistics and applied linguistics, but with a representation also of philosophy and artificial intelligence—and across different types of endeavour—theoretical investigation and model building, experimental studies, and applications focussed work (for instance, figurative expression in product design and online support groups). There is also a wide-ranging introductory chapter that touches on areas outside the scope of the contributed articles and discusses difficult issues such as a complex interplay of production and understanding.

Author : Katharina Barbe
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 45,7 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.