Ironiaren kritika
ISSN: 1577-9424
Year of publication: 2009
Volume: 9
Issue: 2
Pages: 181-198
Type: Article
More publications in: Gogoa: Euskal Herriko Unibersitateko hizkuntza, ezagutza, komunikazio eta ekintzari buruzko aldizkaria
Abstract
lrony is acknawledged ta be usually critical: the ironic speaker tends ta exhibit an apparent pasitive attitude in arder ta cammunicate a negative valuatian. The reverse is cansidered ta be alsa passible thaugh: the ironic speaker can praise by apparent blaming, althaugh it seldam happens. This unbalance between the twa sarts af ironic examples is the sa-called asymmetry issue af irany. Here 1 shall deny the passibility af being ironic withaut criticizing hence the asymmetry issue is an illusian. By claiming that irony is always critical 1 suggest an even stranger claim: criticism is what distinguishes irony fram the similar phenamenan af metaphar.