The role of irony and background knowledge in context decoding of the essay "Excavating rachel’s room" by R.J. Waller

The article deals with the phenomenon of irony, so typical for modern literary pieces and interpersonal communication in general. It is focused on the tools used for constructing, realizing, and decoding of irony in modern American non-fiction prose.

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