Rain on your wedding day.

The article examines the use of irony in literature and other written communication. The difficulty of expressing irony in written form is examined, and the use of punctuation to indicate irony is compared to the use of body language to indicate irony in oral communication. The history of efforts to...

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Publicado en:New Statesman Vol. 142; no. 5180; pp. 32 - 35
Autor principal: Houston, Keith
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: New Statesman Ltd. 10/18/2013
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