The Diversity of Irony

Published by De Gruyter Mouton 2020

The Diversity of Irony

Edited by: Angeliki Athanasiadou and Herbert L. Colston

Volume 65 in the series Cognitive Linguistics Research [CLR]

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110652246

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About this book

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.

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Angeliki Athanasiadou, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece; Herbert L. Colston, University of Alberta, Canada

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	V
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
Introduction. On the diversity of irony Angeliki Athanasiadou and Herbert L. Colston Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Part I: Diversity across figures
Uniting irony, hyperbole and metaphor in an affect-centred, pretence-based framework John Barnden Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	15
How defaultness affects text production: Resonating with default interpretations of negative sarcasm Rachel Giora, Shir Givoni and Israela Becker Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	66
Irony in constructions Angeliki Athanasiadou Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	78
Hyperbolic Figures Mihaela Popa-Wyatt Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	91
Denying the salient contrast. Speaker’s attitude in hyperbole Graham Watling Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	107
Part II: Diversity across languages
Thai irony as an indirect relational tool to save face in social interactions Patrawat Samermit and Apinan Samermit Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	133
England is an appendix; Corrupt officials are like hairs on a nation’s arm: Sarcasm, irony and self-irony in figurative political discourse Andreas Musolff and Sing Tsun Derek Wong Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	162
Grammatical emphasis and irony in Spanish Victoria Escandell-Vidal and Manuel Leonetti Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	183
Part III: Diversity across media
Eye-rolling, irony and embodiment Herbert L. Colston Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	211
Experimental investigations of irony as a viewpoint phenomenon Vera Tobin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	236
Faces of sarcasm. Exploring raised eyebrows with sarcasm in French political debates Sabina Tabacaru Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	256
A pilot study on the diversity in irony production and irony perception Hannah Leykum Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	278
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	305

(Deutsch)

Languages: English, English
Publisher: De Gruyter Mouton
Audience: Researchers, Students
Pages
- Front matter: 8
- Main content: 307
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 48
- Coloured Illustrations: 16
- Tables: 8
Keywords: Figurative Language; Irony; Hyperbole; Multimodal

eBook

Published: February 24, 2020
ISBN: 9783110652246

Hardcover

Published: February 24, 2020
ISBN: 9783110648478

Paperback

Published: January 31, 2022
ISBN: 9783110777512