Contrast and assimilation in verbal irony

Journal of Pragmatics

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 111-142

  Colson, Herbert L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN PARKSIDE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Assimilation effects; Comprehension; Condemnation pragmatic; Contrast effects; Figurative language; Verbal irony

Indexed keywords

EID: 10644295592     PISSN: 03782166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-2166(02)80008-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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