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DOI: 10.18276/aie.2025.72-01
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Illocutionary Competence in Irony Comprehension: Insights from Empirical Studies on ASD
(Kompetencja illokucyjna w rozumieniu ironii: wnioski z badań empirycznych nad ASD)
| Autoren: |
Marta
Wąsik
Uniwersytet Szczeciński, Instytut Filozofii i Kognitywistyki Maciej Witek
Uniwersytet Szczeciński, Instytut Filozofii i Kognitywistyki |
| Schlüsselbegriffe: | rozumienie ironii kompetencja illokucyjna komplementy krytyka negacja illokucyjna |
| Veröffentlichungsdatum der gesamten Ausgabe: | 2025 |
| Seitenanzahl: | 33 (5-37) |
| Klasyfikacja JEL: | Z13 |
Abstract
W niniejszym artykule przedstawiamy pragmatyczną analizę wypowiedzi wykorzystanych w badaniach empirycznych dotyczących rozumienia ironii u osób z zaburzeniami ze spektrum autyzmu (ASD). Skupiamy się na trzech wybranych badaniach, które analizują rozumienie ironicznych komplementów i krytyki. Nasza główna teza zakłada, że interpretacja tych wypowiedzi wymaga znacznej kompetencji illokucyjnej, która – wraz ze zdolnością do przypisywania innym osobom stanów mentalnych (mindreading) – jest istotnym komponentem poznania społecznego i interakcji międzyludzkich. Po przeanalizowaniu sposobów formułowania oraz rozumienia różnych rodzajów komplementów i krytyki argumentujemy, że ironia pełni funkcję illokucyjnej negacji, przekształcając siłę wypowiedzi, jaką miałaby ona w ujęciu dosłownym, w jej przeciwieństwo. Nasza główna konkluzja podkreśla znaczenie interpretowania wyników badań empirycznych nad rozumieniem ironii z uwzględnieniem możliwych różnic w zakresie kompetencji illokucyjnej uczestników oraz ich zdolności do rozpoznawania funkcji echoicznej i metaillokucyjnej ironii.
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