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Part III - Irony’s Impact

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 December 2023

Edited by
Raymond W. Gibbs, Jr  and
Herbert L. Colston
Herbert L. Colston
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University of Alberta
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The Cambridge Handbook of Irony and Thought , pp. 79 - 128
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Print publication year: 2023

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