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This book offers fresh perspectives on untruthfulness entailed in various forms of irony, deception and humour, which have so far constituted independent foci o
Irony in Language Use and Communication
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The volume provides original research and analyses of the multi-faceted conceptual and verbal process(es) of irony. Key topics explored include interdisciplinar
The Oxford Handbook of Lying
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This handbook brings together past and current research on all aspects of lying and deception, from the combined perspectives of linguistics, philosophy, and ps
Language of Conflict
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Exploring the ways in which language and conflict are intertwined and interrelated, this volume examines the patterns of public discourse in Ukraine and Russia
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This book examines the diverse forms of conversational humor with the help of examples drawn from casual interactions among Russian speakers. It argues that nei