The Linguistic Analysis of Jokes (Hardcover, New)



Contents:
1. Introduction
2. Assumptions and Methodology
3. Linguistic preliminaries
4. Incongruity and its Resolution
5. Two Models of Incongruity-Resolution
6. The General Theory of Verbal Humour
7. Joke Similarity and Identity
8. Manipulating Interpretations
9. The Structure of Puns
10. Some Computational Studies
11. Pragmatic and Discourse Issues
12. Speculations on Joke Structure
13. Future Directions


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Contents:
1. Introduction
2. Assumptions and Methodology
3. Linguistic preliminaries
4. Incongruity and its Resolution
5. Two Models of Incongruity-Resolution
6. The General Theory of Verbal Humour
7. Joke Similarity and Identity
8. Manipulating Interpretations
9. The Structure of Puns
10. Some Computational Studies
11. Pragmatic and Discourse Issues
12. Speculations on Joke Structure
13. Future Directions

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Product Details

General

Imprint

Routledge

Country of origin

United Kingdom

Series

Routledge Studies in Linguistics

Release date

October 2003

Availability

Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days

First published

2003

Authors

Dimensions

234 x 156 x 17mm (L x W x T)

Format

Hardcover

Pages

256

Edition

New

ISBN-13

978-0-415-30983-7

Barcode

9780415309837

Categories

LSN

0-415-30983-2



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