Modeling irony : a cognitive-pragmatic account /

"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 a...

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Autori principali: Lozano-Palacio, Inés (Autore), Ruiz de Mendoza Ibáñez, Francisco José, 1961- (Autore)
Natura: Licensed eBooks
Lingua:inglese
Pubblicazione: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, [2022]
Serie:Figurative thought and language ; v. 12.
Accesso online:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=3159188
Sommario:
  • Prelim pages
  • Table of contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Chapter 1. In search of a unified framework
  • Chapter 2. Theoretical pre-requisites
  • Chapter 3. The epistemic and the observable scenarios
  • Chapter 4. Structural elements in irony
  • Chapter 5. Ironic uses
  • Chapter 6. Conclusions
  • References
  • Index