Ironia em perspectiva sociocognitiva: uma análise da crônica Em sinal de protesto pela falta de liberdade de um mundo livre, de Millôr Fernandes

Abstract

The objective of this paper is to analyze the irony in the chronicle "Em sinal de protesto pela falta de liberdade de um mundo livre", by Millôr Fernandes, based on Cognitive Linguistics. Methodologically, the research is bibliographical with a qualitative approach. The results show that the manifestation of irony in the chronicle serves a critical function in defending a point of view. Resources such as humor, exaggeration, and the creation of unusual scenarios are used to construct this critique. This resources are typically dissociated from expectations and patterns established as recurring in the socio-physical world.