Sarcasm and Other Mixed Messages: The Ambiguous Ways People Use Language by Patricia Rockwell

Sarcasm and Other Mixed Messages: The Ambiguous Ways People Use Language

Patricia Rockwell

159 pages first pub 2006 (editions)

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Sarcasm, like other mixed messages, creates problems for senders and receivers because receivers cannot be certain of the sender's intent. This book analyzes the social implications of this common, yet confusing, communicative behavior.

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