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| dc.contributor.author | Jurgaitytė, Justina | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-10-08T05:51:09Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-10-08T05:51:09Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2019-06-20 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://dspace.kaunokolegija.lt//handle/123456789/2734 | |
| dc.description | The topic of the paper is exploring irony, detecting types of irony which are used in the news headlines. A well-written article with an eye-catching headline has the advantage over gaining the reader’s attention. Many stylistic devices, such as irony are used to accomplish expressiveness in headlines. Today’s life is not possible without press. Printed or online newspapers try to draw attention from readers. In the first place, the headline of the article is noticed by the reader and only after that it is decided to read or skip the article. For that reason, the headline is one of the most essential components of writing an article. As a result, different stylistic devices are used to reach bigger audience. Lexical, stylistic devices such as irony often appear in the headlines. The main goal of irony is to attract reader’s attention—to hook them. In headings, it is possible to find various types of irony such as verbal, situational, dramatic, or historical. The problem questions are how much irony is used in the news headlines of the American articles, what type of irony is used and what indicators show the presence of irony. The research is relevant for language specialists and students who deal with language analysis. It will help to get more awareness about irony and the news headlines. News reporters can benefit from the paper in that way that they can use more types of irony to attract readership in a very competitive news business. Namely, they can gain better understanding on how irony is used and how to better emphasize the essence of headlines with the help of irony. The subject of this research paper is ironic headlines in American online news sites. The ironic headlines were taken from the Cracked.com website from the period of 09.05.2018 to 09.05.2019. The aim of the research is to find out the frequency of irony in the American online news sites, and account for the most popular types of irony are used. In order to achieve this aim, the following objectives were set: 1) To analyse the phenomenon of irony and the headlines in the news on the theoretical level; 2) To reveal the features of irony usage in practice. The methods applied in the research are the following: 1) Analysis of theoretical references for identification the concept of function styles, types of headlines, definition of irony and its types and peculiarities. 2) Descriptive linguistic analysis to expose intensity of using irony and to describe types of irony. The paper consists of four parts: introduction, theoretical part, practical analysis, and conclusions. The theoretical part gives a deeper understating about the topic and the practical analysis provides a wider view of headlines and irony usage. The theoretical analysis is mainly based on the ideas expressed in the books of Carole Rich (2010), Martin Conboy (2007), and Hart-Davidson (2014). Rich (2010) and Conboy (2007) provided valuable insights on the main features about the news and headlines, and Hart-Davidson (2014) revealed valuable information about irony and irony types. The practical analysis is based on the examples found on Cracked.com. The fundamental reason for selecting this website is its reputation to use humorous approach in reporting news. National broadcasters such as CNN, WGN, New York Times, etc. do not incorporate irony in the news because of their information type and a very formal news reporting style. | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Šiandien gyvenimas neįmanomas be spaudos. Spausdinti arba internetiniai laikraščiai stengiasi atkreipti skaitytojų dėmesį. Visų pirma, straipsnio antraštę pastebi skaitytojas ir tik po to nusprendžiama skaityti ar praleisti straipsnį. Dėl šios priežasties antraštė yra viena iš svarbiausių straipsnio rašymo sudedamųjų dalių. Norint pasiekti didesnę auditoriją, naudojami skirtingi stilistiniai prietaisai, pvz., ironija. Tyrime susiduriama su ironiškomis antraštėmis. Baigiamasis darbas parodė kaip dažnai ir kaip ironija yra naudojama antraštėse bei kokie indikatoriai rodo ironijos buvimą. Baigiamasis darbas parodė, kad ironija nėra dažnai naudojama stilistinė priemonė antraštėse, o dažniausiai naudojami ironijos tipai yra sakytinė, situacinė, istorinė ir dramatiškoji. | en_US |
| dc.subject | Irony, news headlines | en_US |
| dc.title | Ironija naujienų antraštėse | en_US |
| dc.title.alternative | Irony in the news headlines | en_US |
| dc.type | Other | en_US |
