Expression de l’ironie dans le discours concernant l’autocéphalie de l’Église orthodoxe d’Ukraine. Étude du syntagme « humour phanariote »
Expression of irony in the discourse concerning the autocephaly of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. Study of the syntagm “Phanariot humor”

Author(s): Felicia Dumas
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Language and Literature Studies, Theology and Religion
Published by: Editura Junimea
Keywords: discourse; subjectivity; autocephaly; Ukrainian Church; « humour phanariote » (“phanariote humor”); irony;
Summary/Abstract: This paper aims to study a series of subjectivity markers and discourse elements (the French phrase « humour phanariote ») of a irony illustrated in the texts published on two francophone orthodox websites regarding the granting of the autocephaly to the Orthodox Church of Ukraine by the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople in October 2018 (which culminated with the signing of the autocephaly Tomos at the beginning of January 2019), action which triggered a series of reactions in all the Orthodox environments, from both Orient and Occident. Keywords: discourse, subjectivity, autocephaly, Ukrainian Church, « humour phanariote » (“phanariote humor”), irony.

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