Irony and sarcasm / Roger Kreuz.

By:

Kreuz, Roger J

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Series: The MIT Press essential knowledge series | The MIT Press essential knowledge seriesPublisher: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, 2020Description: xv, 207 pages ; 18 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780262538268 (softcover)
0262538261 (softcover)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

808.7

LOC classification:

P 301.5 K92i 2020

Contents:

Some preliminaries The varieties of ironic experience Prerequisites for irony Prerequisites for sarcasm What irony is not What irony can be Signaling irony Irony goes online The future of an allusion

Summary: This book provides a concise summary of the concepts "irony" and "sarcasm": what they mean, how they have been used over time, and how they differ from the related concepts like coincidence, paradox, satire, and parody. The use of these terms, from Greek philosophers to postmodern theorists, is briefly sketched, and empirical research on why people use such language, and how it is comprehended, is provided. The book is leavened with quotations about irony and sarcasm, examples from popular culture (including an analysis of Alanis Morissette's song "Ironic"), television programs, and the use of irony and sarcasm online, both in words and also via emoticons, emoji, hashtags, and internet memes. The book is unique in that it provides a succinct yet comprehensive overview of the history of these terms, as well as empirical research by cognitive scientists. It will provide careful writers with the background and context that is necessary to employ these terms with confidence, or to use other terms if they are more appropriate"-- Provided by publisher.

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Barcode
Libro	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Humanidades	Humanidades (4to. Piso)	P 301.5 K92i 2020 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available	00000178344

Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-198) and index.

Some preliminaries
The varieties of ironic experience
Prerequisites for irony
Prerequisites for sarcasm
What irony is not
What irony can be
Signaling irony
Irony goes online
The future of an allusion

This book provides a concise summary of the concepts "irony" and "sarcasm": what they mean, how they have been used over time, and how they differ from the related concepts like coincidence, paradox, satire, and parody. The use of these terms, from Greek philosophers to postmodern theorists, is briefly sketched, and empirical research on why people use such language, and how it is comprehended, is provided. The book is leavened with quotations about irony and sarcasm, examples from popular culture (including an analysis of Alanis Morissette's song "Ironic"), television programs, and the use of irony and sarcasm online, both in words and also via emoticons, emoji, hashtags, and internet memes. The book is unique in that it provides a succinct yet comprehensive overview of the history of these terms, as well as empirical research by cognitive scientists. It will provide careful writers with the background and context that is necessary to employ these terms with confidence, or to use other terms if they are more appropriate"-- Provided by publisher.

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