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Publication details [#2195]

Clark, Herbert H. and Richard J. Gerrig. 1984. On the pretense theory of irony. Journal of Experimental Psychology 113 : 121–126.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Keywords
irony | pretending
Person as a subject
Fowler, H.W. | Grice, P.H.

Annotation

A pretense theory of irony, based on suggestions by Grice and H.W. Fowler (1965: 'Dictionary of Modern English Usage'), is proposed.