Comprehending speaker intent in rebuttal analogy use: The role of irony mapping, absurdity comparison and argumentative convention

Language and Speech

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 337-354

  Colston, Herbert L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN PARKSIDE   (United States)

Author keywords

Analogy; Irony; Pragmatic functions; Rebuttal analogy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE; LANGUAGE TEST; LINGUISTICS;

ADULT; COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LANGUAGE; LANGUAGE TESTS; PSYCHOLINGUISTICS; VOCABULARY;

EID: 0034303798     PISSN: 00238309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/00238309000430040101     Document Type: Article

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