PSYCHOLINGUISTIC ANALYSIS OF IRONIC SPEECH ACT: EMOTIONAL IMPACT AND SPEECH STRATEGIES

Abstract

This study focuses on the psycholinguistic analysis of ironic speech acts, emphasizing their emotional impact and the speech strategies speakers use to convey irony. It explores how irony affects listeners’ emotions and cognitive processing and identifies specific linguistic and paralinguistic techniques that enhance the effectiveness of ironic communication. The research contributes to a deeper understanding of the relationship between language, emotion, and cognition in pragmatic contexts.