Dark triad predictors of irony and sarcasm use: An investigation in a Polish sample

A Fanslau, P Kałowski, M Olech, M Rowicka… - Personality and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Verbal irony and/or sarcasm is a popular form of nonliteral speech in a variety of contexts
(Gibbs Jr., 2000; Kreuz, 2020). Despite its popularity, there remain contentious issues …

The ambiguous relation between verbal irony understanding and need for cognitive closure: Reports from two studies

K Branowska, K Koziński - Psychology of Language and …, 2024 - sciendo.com
Research on individual differences in irony understanding is not sparse, however the need
for cognitive closure (NFC) has not been taken into consideration yet. This article presents …

That was clever of you! Perspectives and verbal irony

VA Pfeifer, MR Mehl, VT Lai - Psychology of Language and …, 2024 - sciendo.com
What does ironic language indicate about an emotional state? When we experience
negative events, we may produce an ironic comment about our experience to cope. We …

Exploring the Polish Adaptation of the Sarcasm Self-report Scale Using the Think-Aloud Protocol: Three Lessons About Studying Irony Through Questionnaires

M Zajączkowska, O Zimna, M Kurzawa… - Studying Verbal Irony …, 2024 - Springer
Measures of verbal irony use vary considerably in the literature and range from production
tasks to self-report questionnaires. Most are developed for the purpose of a particular study …

Further Directions: Overcoming the Bias of Research Published in English

P Kałowski, N Banasik-Jemielniak… - Studying Verbal Irony …, 2024 - Springer
This chapter critically addresses the ongoing challenges in verbal irony research,
emphasizing the need for expanded cross-cultural studies and greater attention to non …