Wolves, confederates, and the happy few: The influence of comprehension, agreement, and group membership on the attitude toward irony

Discourse Processes

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 50-68

  van Mulken, Margot ^a   Burgers, Christian ^a,b   van der Plas, Bram ^c  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c Limited   (Netherlands)

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EID: 78651489033     PISSN: 0163853X     EISSN: 15326950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01638531003692177     Document Type: Article

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104. Livnat, Z. (2004). On verbal irony, meta-linguistic knowledge and echoic interpretation. Pragmatics & Cognition, 12, 57-70.
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106. McQuarrie, E., & Mick, D. (2003). The contribution of semiotic and rhetorical perspectives to the explanation of visual persuasion in advertising. In L. Scott & R. Batra (Eds.), Persuasive imagery: A consumer-response perspective (pp. 191-222).Mahwah,NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.
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109. Seto, K.-I. (1998). On non-echoic irony. In R. Carston & S. Uchida (Eds.), Relevance theory: Applications and implications (pp. 239-255). Amsterdam, the Netherlands: Benjamins.
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111. Stern, B. (1989). Pleasure and persuasion in advertising: Rhetorical irony as a humor technique. Current Issues and Research in Advertising, 12, 25-42.
112. Van Enschot, R., Hoeken, H., & Van Mulken, M. (2008). Rhetoric in advertising: Attitudes towards verbo-pictorial rhetorical figures. Information Design Journal, 16, 35-45.
113. Van Mulken, M., Van Enschot, R., & Hoeken, H. (2005). Levels of implicitness in magazine advertisements: An experimental study into the relationship between complexity and appreciation in magazine advertisements. Information Design Journal, 13, 155-164.
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117. Livnat, Z. (2004). On verbal irony, meta-linguistic knowledge and echoic interpretation. Pragmatics & Cognition, 12, 57-70.
118. McQuarrie, E., & Mick, D. (1996). Figures of rhetoric in advertising language. Journal of Consumer Research, 22, 424-438.
119. McQuarrie, E., & Mick, D. (2003). The contribution of semiotic and rhetorical perspectives to the explanation of visual persuasion in advertising. In L. Scott & R. Batra (Eds.), Persuasive imagery: A consumer-response perspective (pp. 191-222).Mahwah,NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.
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121. Roberts, R., & Kreuz, R. (1994). Why do people use figurative language? Psychological Science, 5, 159-163.
122. Seto, K.-I. (1998). On non-echoic irony. In R. Carston & S. Uchida (Eds.), Relevance theory: Applications and implications (pp. 239-255). Amsterdam, the Netherlands: Benjamins.
123. Slugoski, B., & Turnbull, W. (1988). Cruel to be kind and kind to be cruel: Sarcasm, banter, and social relations. Journal of Language and Social Psychology, 7, 101-121.
124. Stern, B. (1989). Pleasure and persuasion in advertising: Rhetorical irony as a humor technique. Current Issues and Research in Advertising, 12, 25-42.
125. Van Enschot, R., Hoeken, H., & Van Mulken, M. (2008). Rhetoric in advertising: Attitudes towards verbo-pictorial rhetorical figures. Information Design Journal, 16, 35-45.
126. Van Mulken, M., Van Enschot, R., & Hoeken, H. (2005). Levels of implicitness in magazine advertisements: An experimental study into the relationship between complexity and appreciation in magazine advertisements. Information Design Journal, 13, 155-164.
127. Weizman, E. (2001). Addresser, addressee and target: Negotiating roles through ironic criticism. In E. Weigand & M. Dascal (Eds.), Negotiation and power in dialogic interaction (pp. 125-137).
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129. Lee, C., & Katz, A. (1998). The differential role of ridicule in sarcasm and irony. Metaphor and Symbol, 13, 1-15.
130. Livnat, Z. (2004). On verbal irony, meta-linguistic knowledge and echoic interpretation. Pragmatics & Cognition, 12, 57-70.
131. McQuarrie, E., & Mick, D. (1996). Figures of rhetoric in advertising language. Journal of Consumer Research, 22, 424-438.
132. McQuarrie, E., & Mick, D. (2003). The contribution of semiotic and rhetorical perspectives to the explanation of visual persuasion in advertising. In L. Scott & R. Batra (Eds.), Persuasive imagery: A consumer-response perspective (pp. 191-222).Mahwah,NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.
133. Pexman, P., & Zvaigzne, M. (2004). Does irony go better with friends? Metaphor and Symbol, 19, 143-163.
134. Roberts, R., & Kreuz, R. (1994). Why do people use figurative language? Psychological Science, 5, 159-163.
135. Seto, K.-I. (1998). On non-echoic irony. In R. Carston & S. Uchida (Eds.), Relevance theory: Applications and implications (pp. 239-255). Amsterdam, the Netherlands: Benjamins.
136. Slugoski, B., & Turnbull, W. (1988). Cruel to be kind and kind to be cruel: Sarcasm, banter, and social relations. Journal of Language and Social Psychology, 7, 101-121.
137. Stern, B. (1989). Pleasure and persuasion in advertising: Rhetorical irony as a humor technique. Current Issues and Research in Advertising, 12, 25-42.
138. Van Enschot, R., Hoeken, H., & Van Mulken, M. (2008). Rhetoric in advertising: Attitudes towards verbo-pictorial rhetorical figures. Information Design Journal, 16, 35-45.
139. Van Mulken, M., Van Enschot, R., & Hoeken, H. (2005). Levels of implicitness in magazine advertisements: An experimental study into the relationship between complexity and appreciation in magazine advertisements. Information Design Journal, 13, 155-164.
140. Weizman, E. (2001). Addresser, addressee and target: Negotiating roles through ironic criticism. In E. Weigand & M. Dascal (Eds.), Negotiation and power in dialogic interaction (pp. 125-137).
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142. Lee, C., & Katz, A. (1998). The differential role of ridicule in sarcasm and irony. Metaphor and Symbol, 13, 1-15.
143. Livnat, Z. (2004). On verbal irony, meta-linguistic knowledge and echoic interpretation. Pragmatics & Cognition, 12, 57-70.
144. McQuarrie, E., & Mick, D. (1996). Figures of rhetoric in advertising language. Journal of Consumer Research, 22, 424-438.
145. McQuarrie, E., & Mick, D. (2003). The contribution of semiotic and rhetorical perspectives to the explanation of visual persuasion in advertising. In L. Scott & R. Batra (Eds.), Persuasive imagery: A consumer-response perspective (pp. 191-222).Mahwah,NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.
146. Pexman, P., & Zvaigzne, M. (2004). Does irony go better with friends? Metaphor and Symbol, 19, 143-163.
147. Roberts, R., & Kreuz, R. (1994). Why do people use figurative language? Psychological Science, 5, 159-163.
148. Seto, K.-I. (1998). On non-echoic irony. In R. Carston & S. Uchida (Eds.), Relevance theory: Applications and implications (pp. 239-255). Amsterdam, the Netherlands: Benjamins.
149. Slugoski, B., & Turnbull, W. (1988). Cruel to be kind and kind to be cruel: Sarcasm, banter, and social relations. Journal of Language and Social Psychology, 7, 101-121.
150. Stern, B. (1989). Pleasure and persuasion in advertising: Rhetorical irony as a humor technique. Current Issues and Research in Advertising, 12, 25-42.
151. Van Enschot, R., Hoeken, H., & Van Mulken, M. (2008). Rhetoric in advertising: Attitudes towards verbo-pictorial rhetorical figures. Information Design Journal, 16, 35-45.
152. Van Mulken, M., Van Enschot, R., & Hoeken, H. (2005). Levels of implicitness in magazine advertisements: An experimental study into the relationship between complexity and appreciation in magazine advertisements. Information Design Journal, 13, 155-164.
153. Weizman, E. (2001). Addresser, addressee and target: Negotiating roles through ironic criticism. In E. Weigand & M. Dascal (Eds.), Negotiation and power in dialogic interaction (pp. 125-137). Amsterdam, the Netherlands: Benjamins.