Ann Carreno
List of John Benjamins publications in which Ann Carreno is involved.
Article
2020 Sources of pragmatic effects in irony and hyperbole Figurative Meaning Construction in Thought and Language, Baicchi, Annalisa (ed.), pp. 187–208 | Chapter
How persuasion is accomplished by speakers who use hyperbole and irony, in response to accusations of wrong-doing, was investigated in three experiments. Results confirmed a predicted dissociation – when accused speakers exaggerate denials (e.g., “I have never, ever stolen anything from this… read more