Irony and Politeness: Softening or Enhancing Face-Threats

Table of Contents

1  Introduction  1

2  Irony and Sarcasm  2

3  Politeness: Face-Saving and Face-Threatening  4

4  The Interaction of Politeness and Irony  8

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5  Analysis of Two Example Dialogues  16

6  Conclusion  20

8  References  21

1 Introduction

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