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Pejoration via sarcastic irony and sarcasm
Abstract
This chapter addresses two notions which have received hardly any attention in the studies on pejoration: irony and sarcasm. The two concepts are teased out in the light of ample and heterogeneous research. The author argues in favour of differentiating between the two with reference to neo-Gricean terms. The focus is on the negatively evaluative/pejorative potential of sarcasm, as well as sarcastic irony, which is proposed to be a combination of irony and sarcasm. This theoretical study is illustrated with examples extracted from “House”.
Abstract
This chapter addresses two notions which have received hardly any attention in the studies on pejoration: irony and sarcasm. The two concepts are teased out in the light of ample and heterogeneous research. The author argues in favour of differentiating between the two with reference to neo-Gricean terms. The focus is on the negatively evaluative/pejorative potential of sarcasm, as well as sarcastic irony, which is proposed to be a combination of irony and sarcasm. This theoretical study is illustrated with examples extracted from “House”.
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Preface vii
- What is pejoration, and how can it be expressed in language? 1
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Pejoration in different linguistic domains
- Pejorative prosody 21
- How do evaluative derivational meanings arise? A bit of Geforsche and Forscherei 41
- Quantification with pejoratives 75
- Pejoration, normalcy conceptions and generic sentences 103
- Demonstrative pejoratives 119
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Pejoration, slurring and sarcasm
- Slurring as insulting 145
- A multi-act perspective on slurs 167
- The meaning and use of slurs 187
- Pejoration via sarcastic irony and sarcasm 219
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Pejoration in different linguistic contexts
- Pejoration in contact 243
- Bla, bla, bla in German. A pejorative construction? 269
- Pejoratives in Korean 301
- Pejorative aspects attributed to hearing people in signed constructed dialogue 325
- Index 355
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Preface vii
- What is pejoration, and how can it be expressed in language? 1
-
Pejoration in different linguistic domains
- Pejorative prosody 21
- How do evaluative derivational meanings arise? A bit of Geforsche and Forscherei 41
- Quantification with pejoratives 75
- Pejoration, normalcy conceptions and generic sentences 103
- Demonstrative pejoratives 119
-
Pejoration, slurring and sarcasm
- Slurring as insulting 145
- A multi-act perspective on slurs 167
- The meaning and use of slurs 187
- Pejoration via sarcastic irony and sarcasm 219
-
Pejoration in different linguistic contexts
- Pejoration in contact 243
- Bla, bla, bla in German. A pejorative construction? 269
- Pejoratives in Korean 301
- Pejorative aspects attributed to hearing people in signed constructed dialogue 325
- Index 355
