ERIC_NO: EJ504782
TITLE: On Irony and Negation.
AUTHOR: Giora, Rachel
PUBLICATION_DATE: 1995
JOURNAL_CITATION: Discourse Processes; v19 n2 p239-64 Mar-Apr 1995
ABSTRACT: Proposes that irony be viewed as a mode of indirect negation. Describes the multifaceted cognitive processes that are enlisted as a speaker interprets ironical statements. Gives an overview of past research on irony and presents a new interpretation of the ironic mode. (HB)
MAJOR_DESCRIPTORS: Discourse Analysis; Irony; Negative Forms (Language);
MINOR DESCRIPTORS: Cognitive Processes; Communication Research; Higher Education; Speech Communication;
IDENTIFIERS: Conversation
PUBLICATION_TYPE: 143; 080
CLEARINGHOUSE_NO: CS749820
REPORT_NO: ISSN-0163-853X
LANGUAGE: English