I was being sarcastic!: The effect of foreign accent and political ideology on irony (mis)understanding

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 ecologically-valid stimuli with natural prosodic cues, we found...

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Main Authors: Veranika Puhacheuskaya, Juhani Järvikivi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-02-01
Series:Acta Psychologica
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0001691821002298