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pretense theory of irony: a standalone construct

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view that an ironic speaker pretends to be an injudicious person speaking to an uninitiated audience, inviting the listener to see through the pretense.

In pragmatics, pretense theory of irony refers to view that an ironic speaker pretends to be an injudicious person speaking to an uninitiated audience, inviting the listener to see through the pretense. This meaning comes from Clark (1984) in Journal of Experimental Psychology: General.[1]

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  1. Clark, H. H., & Gerrig, R. J. (1984). On the pretense theory of irony. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 113(1), 121-126. https://doi.org/10.1037/0096-3445.113.1.121

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