Irony / Joana Garmendia.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Garmendia, Joana, 1978- author.

Series:

Key topics in semantics and pragmatics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Irony.

Wit and humor.

Semantics--Research.

Semantics.

Pragmatics--Research.

Pragmatics.

Research.

Physical Description:

xii, 166 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom. ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2018.

Summary:

"Irony is an intriguing topic, central to the study of meaning in language. This book provides an introduction to the pragmatics of irony. It surveys key work carried out on irony in a range of disciplines such as semantics, pragmatics, philosophy and literary studies, and from a variety of theoretical perspectives including Grice's approach, Sperber and Wilson's echoic account, and Clark and Gerrig's pretense theory. It looks at a number of uses of irony and explores how irony can be misunderstood cross-culturally, before delving into the key debates on the pragmatics of irony: is irony always negative? Why do speakers communicate via irony, and which strategies do they usually employ? How are irony and sarcasm different? Is irony always funny? To answer these questions, basic pragmatic notions are introduced and explained. It includes multiple examples and activities to enable the reader to apply the theoretical frameworks to actual everyday instances of irony"-- Provided by publisher.

"'Key Topics in Semantics and Pragmatics' focuses on the main topics of study in semantics and pragmatics today. It consists of accessible yet challenging accounts of the most important issues, concepts and phenomena to consider when examining meaning in language. Some topics have been the subject of semantic and pragmatic study for many years, and are re-examined in this series in light of new developments in the field; others are issues of growing importance that have not so far been given a sustained treatment"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Irony as opposition

Irony as echo

Irony as pretense

Attitude expression in irony

Clues of irony

Sarcasm and humour.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781107092631

1107092639

OCLC:

1006298451