Irony and Sarcasm
$28.62
- Paperback
232 pages
- Release Date
18 February 2020
Summary
A biography of two troublesome words.Isn’t it ironic? Or is it? Never mind, I’m just being sarcastic (or am I?). Irony and sarcasm are two of the most misused, misapplied, and misunderstood words in our conversational lexicon. In this volume in the MIT Press Essential Knowledge series, psycholinguist Roger Kreuz offers an enlightening and concise overview of the life and times of these two terms, mapping their evolution from Greek philosophy and Roman rhetoric to modern literary criticism to …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262538268 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0262538261 |
| Author: | Roger Kreuz |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 232 |
| Release Date: | 18 February 2020 |
| Weight: | 214g |
| Dimensions: | 178mm x 127mm x 14mm |
| Series: | MIT Press Essential Knowledge series |
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Choice 2021 Outstanding Academic Title“Roger Kreuz’s compelling pocket-sized book Irony and Sarcasm successfully consolidates and clarifies the subject matter for a readership of both specialists and non-specialists alike.”–Metaphor and Symbol
About The Author
Roger Kreuz
Roger Kreuz is Associate Dean and Director of Graduate Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences and Professor of Psychology at the University of Memphis. He is the coauthor (with Richard Roberts) of Becoming Fluent- How Cognitive Science Can Help Adults Learn a Foreign Language, Getting Through- The Pleasures and Perils of Cross-Cultural Communication, and Changing Minds- How Aging Affects Language and How Language Affects Aging (all published by the MIT Press).
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