English
As part of my masters in linguistics, I am taking a course on the subject of irony. We were given examples of sentences that are most likely ironic, as the English sentence "he is not exceptionally smart" (which has the structure "he is not exceptionally X"). This does not mean literally that he is smart at an exceptional level, but rather, ironically, that he is very stupid.
Are there similar constructions in Spanish, preferably ones that involve superlatives and negations?
Español
Como parte de mi maestría en lingüística, estoy tomando un curso cuyo tema es la ironía. Nos dieron ejemplos de oraciones que son principalmente irónicas, como la oración "he is not exceptionally smart" (que contiene la estructura "he is not exceptionally x"). Esto no tiene el significado literal que la persona es inteligente a un nivel excepcional, sino más bien que es muy tonta.
¿Existen construcciones similares en Español, preferentemente que involucren superlativos y negaciones?