THE IRONIC EXPRESSION OF THE LINGUISTIC WORLDVIEW IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE.

This article explores the interplay between irony and the linguistic worldview in English. It investigates how irony, as a pragmatic and stylistic device, shapes and reflects cultural and cognitive perceptions encoded in language. Through discourse analysis and cross-cultural comparison, the study reveals how ironic expressions in English serve as a tool for worldview construction, enabling speakers to express social critique, ambiguity, and layered meanings. The findings underscore irony’s crucial role in conceptualizing values, power relations, and shared norms within English-speaking societies.