Date of Award

2012

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelors

Department

Social Sciences

First Advisor

Graham, Steven

Keywords

Computer Mediated Communication, Sarcasm, Pragmatics

Area of Concentration

Psychology

Abstract

This study investigates the effects of a purposed left leaning italicized type-face on sarcasm comprehension. In the experiment, participants read conditionally treated hypothetical conversational exchanges, either literal or sarcastic in nature, and evaluated speaker intent. Type-face did show to have some significant effect on participant perception in particular instances, however these findings are preliminary. These results support that there may be an intuitive aspect to the type-face, possibly influencing the reader's inner narration of text, akin to conversational cues. Further research into this field of study may result in additional ways to enhance intent clarity in computer mediated communication.

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This bibliographic record is available under the Creative Commons CC0 public domain dedication. The New College of Florida, as creator of this bibliographic record, has waived all rights to it worldwide under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights, to the extent allowed by law.

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