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Publication details [#28461]
Pexman, Penny M. and Kara M. Olineck. 2002. Does sarcasm always sting? Investigating the impact of ironic insults and ironic compliments. Discourse Processes 33 (3) : 199–217. 
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Keywords
Place, Publisher
Ablex Publishing Company
ISBN
0163-853X
Annotation
This study which supports the Tinge Hypothesis, suggests that ironic insults are perceived to be both more mocking and more polite than direct insults whilst ironic compliments are understood as more mocking and less polite than their direct counterparts.