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Christian Burgers
Researcher at VU University Amsterdam
Publications - 78
Citations - 1732
Christian Burgers is an academic researcher from VU University Amsterdam. The author has contributed to research in topics: Metaphor & Irony. The author has an hindex of 19, co-authored 71 publications receiving 1220 citations. Previous affiliations of Christian Burgers include University of Amsterdam.
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How feedback boosts motivation and play in a brain-training game
TL;DR: Results demonstrate that evaluative feedback increases, while comparative feedback decreases future game play, and negative feedback decreases players' feeling of competence, but also increases immediate game play.
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Figurative framing: Shaping public discourse through metaphor, hyperbole, and irony
TL;DR: In this paper, the role of figurative language types (metaphor, hyperbole, and irony) in the framing of important societal issues is discussed, and a research agenda connecting figurative framing to the four key processes in framing research (frame building, frame setting, individual-level effects, and feedback loop).
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Verbal irony: Differences in usage across written genres
TL;DR: In this article, a content analysis of ironic utterances from six written genres (commercial and non-commercial advertisements, columns, cartoons, letters to the editor, book and film reviews) was conducted to identify the ways in which irony is used differently across various genres.
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Finding Irony: An Introduction of the Verbal Irony Procedure (VIP)
TL;DR: The Verbal Irony Procedure (VIP), a first systematic method for identifying irony in natural discourse, is introduced, with an outlook on how future research on verbal irony might benefit from applying it.
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The Effects of Metaphorical Framing on Political Persuasion: A Systematic Literature Review
TL;DR: The effects of metaphorical framing of political issues on opinion have been studied widely by two approaches: a critical-discourse approach (CDA) and a response-elicitation approach (REA) as discussed by the authors.