Verbal irony use in face-to-face and computer-mediated conversations

Journal of Language and Social Psychology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 447-463

  Hancock, Jeffrey T ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer mediated communication; Figurative language; Irony; Sarcasm

Indexed keywords

EID: 10044219620     PISSN: 0261927X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0261927X04269587     Document Type: Review

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