Means of expression and pragmatic functions of irony in the texts of the professional community of IT specialists

For citation: Akulovich I. A. Means of expression and pragmatic functions of irony in the texts of the professional community of IT specialists // Mediascope. 2024. 4. Available at:  https://www.mediascope.ru/2880

© Irina A. Akulovich

Senior lecturer at the Chair of Public Relations and Advertising, Institute of Philosophy, Herzen University; Assistant at the Chair of Public Relations, Faculty of Humanities, Saint-Petersburg Electrotechnical University ‘LETI” (St.-Petersburg, Russia), irinaakulovich@mail.ru

Abstract

In the presented study, irony is considered as an integral part of the culture of a communicant who considers themselves to be part of the IT community. The research was based on articles of the professional digital magazine «Hacker» for 2020-2023. The article attempts to allocate the main means of creating irony in the text of IT-topics, define the predominant functions performed by irony in the environment of IT specialists, and analyze the role of irony in the formation of successful communication.

Keywords: comical, irony, humor, IT community, communication in IT community, online edition

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