“Isn't it ironic that…”: Explicit irony markers

On verbal irony

Deirdre Wilson, Dan Sperber · Lingua · 1992 · 566 citations

On the pretense theory of irony.

Herbert H. Clark, Richard J. Gerrig · Journal of Experimental Psychology General · 1984 · 481 citations

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On the pretense theory of irony.

Herbert H. Clark, Richard J. Gerrig · PubMed · 1984 · 414 citations

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A speech act analysis of irony

Henk Haverkate · Journal of Pragmatics · 1990 · 338 citations

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Verbal irony: Pretense or echoic mention?

Dan Sperber · Journal of Experimental Psychology General · 1984 · 235 citations

Language Studies, Linguistics, Pragmatics +7