What is it about?
Irony is a complex phenomenon that recruits conflicting information from various sources. This paper breaks down those process into simple operations that can combine in specific ways giving rise to ironic meaning.
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Why is it important?
Knowing the specific role of each operation contributes to a better understanding of the phenomenon and possibly to better empirical testing
Perspectives
This papers applies previous work by the author on cognitive operations and cognitive models to irony. The result is a cognitive-pragmatic account of irony.
Professor Francisco J. Ruiz de Mendoza
University of La Rioja
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This page is a summary of: Irony and Cognitive Operations, December 2023, Cambridge University Press,
DOI: 10.1017/9781108974004.005.
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