Exploring the fine-grained analysis and automatic detection of irony on Twitter
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DOI: 10.1007/s10579-018-9414-2
Abstract: To push the state of the art in text mining applications, research in natural language processing has increasingly been investigating automatic irony detection, but manually annotated irony corpora are scarce. We present the construction of… read more here.
Keywords: detection; exploring fine; grained analysis; fine grained ... See more keywords
I was being sarcastic!: The effect of foreign accent and political ideology on irony (mis)understanding.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2021.103479
Abstract: Misunderstood ironic intents may injure the conversation and impede connecting with others. Prior research suggests that ironic compliments, a rarer type of irony, are considered less ironic when spoken with a foreign accent. Using more… read more here.
Keywords: irony; foreign accent; ideology; effect foreign ... See more keywords
A study of Chinese learners’ ability to comprehend irony
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DOI: 10.1016/j.pragma.2020.11.003
Abstract: Abstract The purpose of this study was to investigate Chinese University students' ability to recognize irony. To this end, we developed a test that included literal and ironic items and focused on the students' ability… read more here.
Keywords: learners ability; irony; study chinese; chinese learners ... See more keywords
The Developmental Puzzle of Irony Understanding: Is Epistemic Vigilance the Missing Piece?
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DOI: 10.1017/s0305000925000091
Abstract: The prolonged developmental window of irony understanding opens up the question of which socio-cognitive repertoire underlies this pragmatic capacity. In the present study, we investigated the relationship between epistemic vigilance and irony understanding in 5/6-… read more here.
Keywords: irony; epistemic vigilance; puzzle irony; developmental puzzle ... See more keywords
Can irony regulate negative emotion? Evidence from behaviour and ERPs
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DOI: 10.1080/02699931.2024.2340118
Abstract: ABSTRACT This study used ratings and event-related potentials (ERPs) to compare the mechanisms through which verbal irony and cognitive reappraisal mitigate negative emotion. Verbal irony is when the literal meaning of words contrasts with their… read more here.
Keywords: cognitive reappraisal; irony; negative emotion; reappraisal ... See more keywords
The Jewish gadfly: Solomon Maimon's Socratic irony and modern Yiddish humour
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DOI: 10.1080/14725886.2025.2479720
Abstract: ABSTRACT A critical aspect of the ancient Athenian gadfly's philosophical activity was the humorous and ironic stance he used to sting his interlocutors. This paper makes the case for Maimon as a Jewish Gadfly, one… read more here.
Keywords: irony; humour; maimon socratic; jewish gadfly ... See more keywords
Twitter culture: irony comes faster than tourist mobility
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DOI: 10.1080/14766825.2019.1611839
Abstract: ABSTRACT Recent developments in the research field of the tourism sciences show a growing interest in customer satisfaction. Increasingly mediated communications develop new signification practices within social networks, as Twitter, where tourism companies discover what… read more here.
Keywords: tourist mobility; twitter culture; irony; culture irony ... See more keywords
“Make way poet, jaywalking”: Play and irony in Arun Kolatkar’s work
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DOI: 10.1080/17449855.2024.2378047
Abstract: ABSTRACT While Arun Kolatkar’s modernist and experimental modes have received critical attention, his application of irony remains under-researched. This article argues that his playful and ironic registers are a form of experimental modernism, employed to… read more here.
Keywords: irony; make way; work; arun kolatkar ... See more keywords
Facing the world as it is? On irony and (counter)terrorism
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DOI: 10.1080/17539153.2024.2360273
Abstract: ABSTRACT Terrorism and counterterrorism are often described as “ironic”, but conceptual engagement with irony has been very limited. Building on the lifework of cultural anthropologist Joseba Zulaika, this article considers irony as an analytical meta-perspective… read more here.
Keywords: irony; facing world; terrorism; terrorism facing ... See more keywords
“That Was a Good One”: Talking About Irony in Study Abroad
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DOI: 10.1111/lang.12673
Abstract: Recent research on second or additional language (L2) pragmatics instruction in study abroad has incorporated the technique of encouraging students to gather data about pragmatics, for example, by asking members of the host country to… read more here.
Keywords: good one; irony; language; pragmatics ... See more keywords
Irony and Cognitive Empathy in Chrétien de Troyes's Gettier Problem
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DOI: 10.1353/phl.2017.0011
Abstract: Irony often separates a work's author (or reader) from its characters. But irony can also engage our universal, adaptive capacity for perspective taking. In his twelfth-century romance Cligès, Chrétien de Troyes creates such an irony.… read more here.
Keywords: tien troyes; gettier problem; chr tien; irony ... See more keywords