The peculiarities of the English ironic discourse
The article deals with irony as a discourse category in the English communicative culture. Optimization of interpersonal relations is singled out as the hyperstrategy of the English irony. It suggests that irony may be included into the range of politeness strategies.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University)
2012-12-01
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| Series: | Russian journal of linguistics: Vestnik RUDN |
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| Online Access: | http://journals.rudn.ru/linguistics/article/view/9469 |