Publications
Publication details [#14257]
Toplak, Maggie and Albert N. Katz. 2000. On the uses of sarcastic irony. Journal of Pragmatics 32 (10) : 1467–1488. ![DOI logo](https://benjamins.com/logos/doi-logo.svg)
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Keywords
Place, Publisher
Elsevier
ISBN
0378-2166
Journal WWW
Annotation
On the effects of direct criticism versus indirect criticism (via sarcasm). Participants judging passages of direct and indirect criticism reported verbal aggression as primary factor. Differences in point-of-view indicated that the effect the speaker thinks his criticism may differ from how the victim experiences the effect.