Irony as a speech action

• Published in: Journal of pragmatics Vol. 190; pp. 76 - 90
• Main Author: Witek, Maciej
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.03.2022; Elsevier Science Ltd
• Subjects: Accommodation; Echo; Felicity; Felicity conditions; Irony; Linguistic etiolation; Linguistics; Repair; Speech acts; Verbal irony; Speech acts; Verbal irony; Linguistic etiolation; Accommodation; Felicity conditions; Echo

The paper develops a speech act-based model of verbal irony. It argues, first, that ironic utterances are speech actions performed as conforming to a socially accepted procedure and, second, that they are best understood as so-called etiolated uses of language. The paper is organized into four parts...