How sarcastic are you? Individual differences and verbal irony

Journal of Language and Social Psychology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 244-271

  Ivanko, Stagey L ^a   Pexman, Penny M ^a,c   Olineck, Kara M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Figurative languages; Individual differences; Sarcasm; Verbal irony

Indexed keywords

EID: 4243158486     PISSN: 0261927X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0261927X04266809     Document Type: Article

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