Memory-based and on-line processing of metaphoric sarcasm
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https://doi.org/10.12775/ths.2002.010Keywords
methaphor, memory-based processing, on-line processing, metaphoric irony, social constraints, contextual constraintsAbstract
Metaphoric statements such as “He certainly is Romeo to her Juliet” can be uttered not only as a metaphor but used sarcastically to make a commentary on the metaphor. So how does one determine the intent of the speaker who utters such a statement? Evidence is reviewed about the constraints that are available for use by someone who reads or hears such a statement and an experiment is described which indicates that at least some of these constraints work on-line, that is during the moment-to-moment processing of the statement as it is encountered.References
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