The Language of Humor
Language: en
Pages:
Authors: Don L. F. Nilsen
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-10-31 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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Much of today's communication is carried out through various kinds of humor, and we therefore need to be able to understand its many aspects. Here, two of the w
The Languages of Humor
Language: en
Pages: 337
Authors: Arie Sover
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-09-20 - Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

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Why are things funny? How has humor changed over the centuries? How can humor be a political force? Featuring expert authors from across the globe, The Language
Understanding Language through Humor
Language: en
Pages:
Authors: Stanley Dubinsky
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-09-15 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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Students often struggle to understand linguistic concepts through examples of language data provided in class or in texts. Presented with ambiguous information,
The Routledge Handbook of Language and Humor
Language: en
Pages: 540
Authors: Salvatore Attardo
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-02-17 - Publisher: Taylor & Francis

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The Routledge Handbook of Language and Humor presents the first ever comprehensive, in-depth treatment of all the sub-fields of the linguistics of humor, broadl
The Language of Jokes in the Digital Age
Language: en
Pages: 245
Authors: Delia Chiaro
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-11-23 - Publisher: Routledge

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In this accessible book, Delia Chiaro provides a fresh overview of the language of jokes in a globalized and digitalized world. The book shows how, while on the