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Author:   Steven Pattison (Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Japan)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.400kg
ISBN:  

9781032023540

ISBN 10:   1032023546
Pages:   252
Publication Date:   24 November 2022
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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"Contents List of figures List of tables 1 Defining irony Some important considerations in differentiating verbal irony from its derivatives Differentiating ironies Summary and overview of the book 2 What is irony? Defining irony The traditional rhetoric view of irony Literary works on irony Pragmatics accounts of irony Other notable accounts of irony Summary 3 Characterising ironies Selection of irony candidates for the database Prototypes Methods for establishing prototypical irony Applying the prototypical attributes of irony Initial selection of central ironies for testing Summary 4 Pilot database analysis of central ironies Overview of database analysis of central irony attributes Analysis of opposition Results from the analysis of opposition Results from the analysis of Context Compatibility Results from the analysis of Polarity Results of an analysis of the Function Attribute Results of an analysis of the Assertion Attribute Results of an analysis of the Participation Attribute Results of an analysis of the Target Attribute Results of an analysis of the Signal Attribute Evaluating the Accessibility Attribute Simple analysis of three central ironies Summary and conclusions 5 Towards a systematic and precise analysis of irony candidates Use of Levinson's Q-, I- and M-principles Use of Possible Worlds Theory Analysis of ""one of the most exciting conventions"" Analysis of ""just as everything was going so well"" Analysis of Mr. Bennet's ""you've delighted us long enough"" Implications for central and non-central ironies 6 Clarifying the boundary between irony and non-irony A clear example of non-irony Isn't it ironic that…? Examples characterised by playful negation Dramatic irony Examples of Flagrant K-world mismatches in Mike Leigh's Vera Drake Summary and conclusions 7 Analysis of non-central ironies Selecting, grouping and analysing non-central irony candidates Analysis of examples with opposition between implicatures (Group A) Implications for the status of candidates where there is opposition between implicatures Analysis of examples with feigned ignorance (Group B) Considerations of the status of candidates where there is feigned ignorance Analysis of candidates that are characterised by an irony involving a speech act other than straightforward assertions (Group C) Implications for the status of candidates that are characterised by an irony focus involving a speech act other than straightforward assertions Analysis of candidates characterised by playful criticism (Group D) Implications for the status of candidates characterised by playful criticism Analysis of candidate with pretended underestimation of the target’s knowledge (Group E) Implications for the status of candidates characterised by playful criticism Summary and conclusions 8 Conclusion Evaluating my approach Characterising irony Future studies of irony Index"

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Steven Pattison is an associate professor at Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University in Japan, where he teaches English. His research and teaching interests include L2 reading; pragmatics, particularly Gricean and (Neo-)Gricean theory; and stylistics, in particular the study of irony in different genres of texts. He is currently researching the intersection of stylistics and cultural analysis of literary texts as a medium for language learning and teaching.

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