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Irony in Language Use and Communication
Edited by Angeliki Athanasiadou and Herbert L. Colston
[Figurative Thought and Language 1] 2017
► pp. 1–16

Introduction

The irony of irony

Article outline
  • Overview and contents
  • Part I.Interdisciplinary perspectives on irony
  • Part II.Irony, thought and (media) communication
  • Part III.Approaches to verbal irony
  • Part IV.Approaches to studying irony
  • Lessons and conclusion
  • Conclusion
  • References
Published online: 14 December 2017
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https://doi.org/10.1075/ftl.1.01col
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