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Publication details [#35368]

Ivanko, Stacey L. 2003. Context incongruity and irony processing. Discourse Processes : 241–279.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

context | interpretation | irony | literal meaning | reading

Place, Publisher

Ablex Publishing Company

ISBN

0163-853X

Journal WWW

www.erlbaum.com/Journals/Electronic/electronic.htm

Annotation

This study examines the impact of context on interpretation and the reading time data of literal and ironic statements. The findings endorse a direct access approach to figurative language processing as well as Colston' theory on verbal irony and contrast and assimilation.