Cognitive Pragmatic Research on Irony Utterances

Author: Wen Xu
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Publish Date: 2004-07-01
Features: Irony discourse is a common and special linguistic phenomenon, referring to contradictory language where the intended meaning is opposite to the literal meaning of the words. That is, the semantic aspect of the discourse is exactly the opposite of what the author truly wants to express in their heart. Based on research findings from multiple disciplines such as pragmatics, discourse analysis, cognitive linguistics, and functional linguistics, this book conducts a cognitive pragmatic study of irony discourse, with a focus on applying the theory of relevance in cognitive pragmatics to explore pragmatic issues such as the understanding, system, function, and application of irony discourse. It includes historical reviews, bold foresights, logical reasoning, and philosophical reflections.