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Bowes, Andrea; Katz, Albert – Discourse Processes: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
The use of sarcasm sometimes lessens and sometimes enhances the negativity inherent in a sarcastic statement. Using a realistic conversational format, participants read either a sarcastic or a non-sarcastic aggressive argument between same-gendered interlocutors, and rated the pragmatic goals being expressed using a range of measures taken from…
Descriptors: Negative Attitudes, Figurative Language, Aggression, Humor

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