Ironic speakers, vigilant hearers-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Ironic speakers, vigilant hearers

Published:2023-04-01 Issue:2 Volume:20 Page:111-132
ISSN:1612-295X
Container-title:Intercultural Pragmatics
language:en
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Author:

Mazzarella Diana¹,Pouscoulous Nausicaa²

Affiliation:

1. University of Neuchâtel , Neuchâtel , Switzerland

2. University College London , London , UK

Abstract

AbstractVerbal irony characteristically involves the expression of a derogatory, dissociative attitude. The ironical speaker is not only stating a blatant falsehood or irrelevant proposition; she is also communicating her stance towards its epistemic status. The centrality of attitude recognition in irony understanding opens up the question of which cognitive abilities make it possible. Drawing on Wilson (2009), we provide a full-fledged account of the role of epistemic vigilance in irony understanding and suggest that it relies on the exercise of first- and second-order vigilance towards the content, the ironic speaker as well as the source of the irony.

Funder

SNSF Eccellenza

Publisher

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

Subject

Linguistics and Language,Communication,Language and Linguistics

Link

https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/ip-2023-2001/pdf

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