Irony Comprehension in Action: A New Test of Processing for Verbal Irony
Irony Comprehension in Action: A New Test of Processing for Verbal Irony
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DOI：
10.1080/0163853x.2013.799934
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发表时间：
2013-07-01
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2.2
通讯作者：
Pexman, Penny M.
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作者：
Kowatch, Kristy;Whalen, Juanita M.;Pexman, Penny M.
现在有一些关于反讽处理的理论：模块化的解释认为，通常首先获得字面意义，然后才考虑反讽意义，而交互式的解释则认为反讽意义在处理的最早时刻就被考虑了。我们使用了一个视觉世界范式来研究如何从言语中加工讽刺意义的问题。参与者听到字面和讽刺的声明，并为每一个声明，判断扬声器的意图，选择一对物体显示在桌面上。结果显示，字面批评和讽刺批评的反应时间相当，这表明讽刺意义不一定比字面意义需要更长的时间来处理。受试者的眼睛凝视没有提供证据表明他们在解释讽刺性言论时首先考虑（看）了字面反应对象。相反，他们很早就考虑到了讽刺的含义。我们解释我们的研究结果是最一致的互动帐户的讽刺处理。
There are now a number of theories of irony processing: Modular accounts suggest the literal meaning is usually accessed first and the ironic meaning considered later, whereas interactive accounts suggest the ironic meaning is considered in the earliest moments of processing. We used a visual world paradigm to examine the issue of how ironic meaning is processed from speech. Participants heard literal and ironic statements and, for each statement, judged speaker intent by selecting one of a pair of objects displayed on a tabletop. Results showed equivalent response latencies for literal criticisms and ironic criticisms, suggesting ironic meanings do not necessarily take longer to process than literal meanings. Participants' eye gaze provided no evidence that they considered (looked to) the literal response object first when interpreting ironic remarks. Instead, they showed early consideration of ironic meaning. We interpret our findings to be most consistent with an interactive account of irony processing.