Introducing a three-dimensional model of verbal irony: Irony in language, in thought, and in communication

C.F. Burgers; G.J. Steen

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Introducing a three-dimensional model of verbal irony: Irony in language, in thought, and in communication

C.F. Burgers, G.J. Steen

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We introduce a three-dimensional model for irony research, which is an extension of Steen’s (2008, 2011) three-dimensional model of metaphor and similarly argues that the study of irony requires three distinct dimensions: (1) language, (2) thought and (3) communication. Irony in language requires the study of irony’s linguistic structure. Irony in thought focuses on the obligatory reversal of evaluation between the propositional and intended meaning of an ironic utterance. Irony in communication, finally, focuses on whether the literal meaning serves as a distinct referent in the meaning of the ironic utterance. Our model brings together contemporary research on irony and metaphor within one framework and can guide and inspire both theoretical and empirical research

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Irony in Language Use and Communication
Editors	Angeliki Athanasiadou, Herbert L. Colston
Publisher	John Benjamins Publishing Company
Pages	87-108
ISBN (Electronic)	9789027264824
ISBN (Print)	9789027209856
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1075/ftl.1.05bur
Publication status	Published - 2017

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Christian Burgers was supported by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO VENI grant 275-89-020, www.nwo.nl).

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Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek	275-89-020

Keywords

Verbal irony
Sarcasm
Language
Thought
Communication
Cognition

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Introducing a three-dimensional model of verbal irony: Irony in language, in thought, and in communication. / Burgers, C.F.; Steen, G.J.
Irony in Language Use and Communication. ed. / Angeliki Athanasiadou; Herbert L. Colston. John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2017. p. 87-108.

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