Why irony sometimes comes to mind: Paradoxical effects of thought suppression

Pragmatics and Cognition

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 229-251

  Gibbs Jr , Raymond W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Intentionality; Ironic events; Irony; Mental control; Thought suppression

Indexed keywords

EID: 34347360535     PISSN: 09290907     EISSN: 15699943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1075/pc.15.2.03gib     Document Type: Article

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