کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
934176 923400 2007 20 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Irony and sarcasm in advertisements: Effects of relevant inappropriateness
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم انسانی و اجتماعی علوم انسانی و هنر زبان و زبان شناسی
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Irony and sarcasm in advertisements: Effects of relevant inappropriateness
چکیده انگلیسی

The effects on audiences of irony in advertisements and of sarcasm in public information announcements were investigated in two studies. In advertisements for commercial products and services, irony was found in the use of negative captions where positive captions were expected. Sarcasm was used by placing a positive caption against a background displaying a harrowing picture. Such departures from common practice in the use of negative and positive wordings were regarded as inappropriate. It turned out that advertisements with ironic intent were appreciated more when the inappropriateness was re-interpreted correctly as irony (Study 1). Even so, irony and sarcasm may impede a proper understanding of the advertisements’ informative intention. This has a negative impact on the assessment by an audience of the importance of the societal issues emphasized in sarcastic announcements (Study 2).

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Journal of Pragmatics - Volume 39, Issue 10, October 2007, Pages 1702-1721