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Approaching Irony: A Critical Appraisal of Irony Theories

Acknowledgements第5-6页
Abstract第6页
Chapter 1 Introduction第9-12页
Chapter 2 History and Typology第12-17页
    2.1 Brief survey of the history of irony第12-13页
    2.2 Typological observation第13-17页
        2.2.1 Literary classification第13-15页
        2.2.2 Linguistic classification第15-17页
Chapter 3 Critical Analysis of Traditional Theories of Irony第17-23页
    3.1 Common knowledge and dictionary definitions第17-19页
    3.2 Literary irony theory第19-20页
    3.3 Linguistic irony theory第20-21页
    3.4 A critical assessment of traditional theories第21-23页
Chapter 4 Mainstream Irony Theories in Pragmatics第23-49页
    4.1 Gricean irony theory第24-36页
        4.1.1 Introduction to the theory第24-26页
        4.1.2 Sample analysis第26-28页
        4.1.3 A critical appraisal of the theory第28-36页
    4.2 Speech act analysis of irony第36-49页
        4.2.1 A survey of speech act theory第36-39页
        4.2.2 Understanding Haverkate's analysis第39-43页
        4.2.3 Summary of Haverkate's analysis第43页
        4.2.4 A critical assessment of Haverkate's analysis第43-49页
Chapter 5 Echoic-mention Theory within a Relevance-based Framework第49-70页
    5.1 An overview of relevance theory第49-52页
    5.2 Echoic-mention theory of irony第52-61页
        5.2.1 Looseness of expression第53-55页
        5.2.2 Echoic-mention utterance第55-58页
        5.2.3 Attitudes conveyed第58-60页
        5.2.4 Summary of the theory第60-61页
    5.3 Criticism levelled at echoic-mention theory第61-64页
    5.4 Advantages of echoic-mention theory第64-69页
        5.4.1 One-stage model第64-66页
        5.4.2 Unlimited explanatory power第66-68页
        5.4.3 Other advantages第68-69页
    5.5 Summary of the chapter第69-70页
Chapter 6 Conclusion第70-72页
References第72-74页

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