The Semantics of Sarcasm: How Polysemous Words are understood in a Sarcastic vs. Literal way

Hello everybody and welcome to my survey! In this survey, you have to answer questions about your use of sarcasm in your daily life but also if you interpret the sentences literally or sarcastically. This survey is anonymous and the data is only used for my term paper research in Proseminar Linguistics. It takes less than 10 minutes to answer every single question. Have fun! 

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Understanding sarcasm

Demographics

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How old are you?

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What is your gender?

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Is English your native language?

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If not, what is your native language?

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What is your current level of education?

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Are you currently studying English Studies?

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Understanding sarcasm

Use of sarcasm

Sarcasm, which is a form of verbal irony, means when someone says the opposite of what they actually mean. It is often used to mock, insult or ridicule something/someone in a humorous way. In this page, you are going to answer questions about the use of sarcasm but also about your opinion about sarcasm. Enjoy!

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How often do you use sarcasm in your daily life?

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How do you express sarcasm?

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How do you recognize sarcasm?

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Rate your ability to detect sarcasm in a conversation

5=high, 1=low
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What do you think of sarcasm?

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Can people misunderstand sarcasm easily?

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Why? (referring to previous question)

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Understanding sarcasm

Sarcastic vs. literal meaning interpretation

In this page, you have to tell how you understood these following sentences (sarcastically, literally or both). Reminder: There is no such thing as right or wrong here since these sentences are all interpretive. Have fun!

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"Great, I have to work tomorrow!"

Do you think that this sentence has a sarcastic or literal meaning?
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"Wow, you must be fun at parties!"

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"Oh fantastic, it's Monday tomorrow!"

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(It's raining outside) "The weather is lovely, isn't it?"

Do you think that this sentence has a sarcastic or literal meaning?
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