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Publication details [#20427]
Hymes, Dell H. 1987. A theory of irony and a Chinookan pattern of verbal exchange. In Fornel, Michel De. Reference to persons in conversation. In : 131–140. : 293–337. 
Publication type
Article in book
Publication language
English
Keywords
Language as a subject
Annotation
A new approach to the analysis of irony, which is connected with a newly discovered pattern of conversational exchange in Chinookan. The importance of sensitivity to cultural context is central.