Talk is cheap : sarcasm, alienation, and the evolution of language /

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Putting aside questions of truth and falsehood, the old 'talk is cheap' maxim carries as much weight as ever. Indeed, perhaps more. For one need not be an expert in irony or sarcasm to realize that people don't necessarily mean what they say. Phrases such as 'Yeah, right' an...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Haiman, John
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©1998.
Series:OUP E-Books.
Subjects:
Language and languages > Philosophy.
Semantics.
Pragmatics.
Irony.
Langage et langues > Philosophie.
Sémantique.
Pragmatique.
Ironie.
semantics.
pragmatics.
irony.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > General.
Irony
Language and languages > Philosophy
Pragmatics
Semantics
Spot.
Spreektaal.
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