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September 27, 2025Theoretical and Applied Linguistics

Irony in political debate: Functional coherence

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ISIrina A. Solodilova

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Overview

Analysis reveals how irony serves as a strategic tool in political debate, highlighting its role in political communication.

Key Points

  • Irony enhances political discourse by creating new meanings through semantic incoherence and discursive knowledge.
  • The study identifies irony's features such as implicitness and emotiveness as key to its effectiveness in political debates.
  • Discursive strategies in political debates focus on enhancing self-image while undermining opponents, utilizing irony.
  • Evaluative nature and expressiveness of irony contribute to its prevalence in political speech, shaping communication.

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Irina A. Solodilova (2023) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d7cc6eeebfec0fc5239040https://doi.org/10.22250/24107190_2023_9_4_124
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