Information AboutSarcasm |
| CATEGORIES ABOUT SARCASM | |
| humor | |
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| irony | |
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It is used mostly in a Humor ous manner, and is expressed through vocal Intonation s such as over-emphasizing the actual statement or particular words. Use of sarcasm is sometimes viewed as an expression of concealed Anger http://www.lboro.ac.uk/service/counselling/pages/problems/anger.html, annoyance and/or ignorance. Fyodor Dostoyevsky defined sarcasm as "the last refuge of modest and chaste-souled people when the privacy of their soul is coarsely and intrusively invaded." {Link without Title} SARCASM IN VERBAL COMMUNICATION As the vocal Intonation s used to express sarcasm are subtle, the use of sarcasm to express thoughts that are not obviously ironic may lead to confusion. This is especially true where there are differences in accent or experience with the language in use. The use of sarcasm in language differs between countries. The main haven of sarcasm is in the United Kingdom, in Europe , and in many Asian countires, however the use of sarcasm is not seen in jest but is instead often taken at face value. SARCASM IN WRITTEN COMMUNICATION
Writers in the UK and some other countries have adopted the use of (!) (An Exclamation Mark in parentheses) following speech in which sarcasm or Irony is perceptible via the tone of voice, a punctuation mark which is very regularly seen in Subtitles . Whilst this happens it is not universally the case. For example, Shakespeare regularly used sarcasm as a literary tool to emphasize a point or joke and rarely ever used quotation marks or italics. This has been a recent development and is sign-posted as a dumbing down of literature by many within the British canon. EXAMPLES
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