On the Communicative Functions of Implicit Verbal Irony

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Focusing on the communicative functions of irony, this seminar paper explores the essential conditions for detecting irony and categorizes it into two distinct types. Each type is analyzed based on its contextual relationship and the strategies employed to create an ironic effect. The final section delves into how these strategies influence the communicative functions of each irony type, revealing the nuanced impact they have on communication. The paper provides a comprehensive examination of irony's role in linguistic studies.