Irony as persuasive communication

Figurative Language Comprehension: Social and Cultural Influences

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 131-151

  Gibbs, Raymond W ^a   Izett, Christin D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9781410611628     Document Type: Chapter

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