Irony as a means of expressing subjective assessment in media discourse

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Doklady Bashkirskogo Universiteta. 2026. Volume 11. No. 2. pp. 9-14.

Authors

Dolgopolova D. S.*
Samara National Research University named after Academician S. P. Korolev
Kiseleva L. A.*
Samara National Research University named after Academician S. P. Korolev

Abstract

This article comprehensively analyzes the main semantic and communicative-pragmatic characteristics of linguistic means of expressing authorial irony in contemporary media discourse. The study draws on articles published on the online resources Gazeta.Ru and Lenta.ru in 2025–2026. The results demonstrate that the most productive linguistic means of representing authorial irony in contemporary media discourse include wordplay, the transformation of biblical expressions, the use of tropes and figures of speech, and phraseological units. These means allow for the most complete and accurate expression of a personal point of view, but in a veiled, indirect manner, without directly criticizing concepts and phenomena.

Keywords

  • медиадискурс
  • ирония
  • оценка
  • семантика
  • прагматика
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