Showing papers by "Paris West University Nanterre La Défense published in 1984"
TL;DR: According to the mention theory of irony put forward by Sperber and Wilson and tested by Jprgensen, Miller, and Sperberg, verbal irony are implicit echoic mentions of meaning conveying a derogatory attitude to the meaning mentioned.
Abstract: According to the mention theory of irony put forward by Sperber and Wilson and tested by Jprgensen, Miller, and Sperber, verbal ironies are implicit echoic mentions of meaning conveying a derogatory attitude to the meaning mentioned. In their criticisms, Clark and Gerrig misrepresent mention theory. The pretense theory, which they offer as a superior alternative, might provide a plausible description of parody, but it fails to account for many types and many properties of irony proper.
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TL;DR: In this article, a model of the French economy in the 19th century is presented, to test the consistency of the national income series that are currently being developed and, second, to highlight the factors that account for the slowing down of the country's economic growth during the middle decades of that century.
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