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Verbal Irony: Echo vs. Pretence Analysis by nochef is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The document discusses two approaches to explaining verbal irony: the echoic approach and the pretence approach. The echoic approach views irony as an echoic use of language where the speaker dissociates from an attributed utterance or thought. The pretence approach views irony as a type of pretense where the speaker "makes as if" to perform a speech act, expecting the audience to see through the pretense. While these approaches are sometimes seen as indistinguishable, the author argues they are distinguish
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- nochef
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- EN