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Publication details [#2463]

Cutler, Anne. 1974. On saying what you mean without meaning what you say. Papers from the Regional Meeting of the Chicago Linguistic Society 10 : 117–127.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English

Annotation

On irony. One of the characteristics C. adduces: an ironic utterance must, in the context in which it is produced, express on its literal meaning a desirable state of affairs.