[PDF.37ys] Talk Is Cheap: Sarcasm, Alienation, and the Evolution of Language

Talk Is Cheap: Sarcasm, Alienation, and the Evolution of Language

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 | #1483909 in Books |  John Haiman |  1998-03-26 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  6.00 x.80 x9.10l,.80 | File type: PDF | 232 pages

 | Talk Is Cheap Sarcasm Alienation and the Evolution of Language

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|| ||"Haiman's ideas on the nature of plain (sincere) and unplain language (including sarcasm, politeness, euphemism, affectation) and the types and causes of unplain language are fascinating and should interest advanced students, faculty, and professionals."--

Putting aside questions of truth and falsehood, the old "talk is cheap" maxim carries as much weight as ever. Indeed, perhaps more. For one need not be an expert in irony or sarcasm to realize that people don't necessarily mean what they say. Phrases such as "Yeah, right" and "I could care less" are so much a part of the way we speak--and the way we live--that we are more likely to notice when they are absent (for example, Forrest Gump). From our everyday dialog...

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