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Jokes and the Linguistic Mind

Author : Debra Aarons

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 320 pages

File Size : 40,81 MB

Release : 2012-02-27

Category : Language Arts & Disciplines

ISBN : 1136709312

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Through the lens of cognitive science, Jokes and the Linguistic Mind investigates jokes that play on some aspect of the structure and function of language. In so doing, Debra Aarons shows that these 'linguistic jokes' can evoke our tacit knowledge of the language we use. Analyzing hilarious examples from movies, plays and books, Jokes and the Linguistic Mind demonstrates that tacit linguistic knowledge must become conscious for linguistic jokes to be understood. The book examines jokes that exploit pragmatic, semantic, morphological, phonological and semantic features of language, as well as jokes that use more than one language and jokes that are about language itself. Additionally, the text explores the relationship between cryptic crossword clues and linguistic jokes in order to demonstrate the difference between tacit knowledge of language and rules of language use that are articulated for a particular purpose. With its use of jokes as data and its highly accessible explanations of complex linguistic concepts, this book is an engaging supplementary text for introductory courses in linguistics, psycholinguistics and cognitive science. It will also be of interest to scholars in translation studies, applied linguistics and philosophy of language.



Jokes and the Linguistic Mind

Author : Debra Aarons

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 282 pages

File Size : 17,82 MB

Release : 2012-02-27

Category : Language Arts & Disciplines

ISBN : 1136709320

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Book Description

Through the lens of cognitive science, Jokes and the Linguistic Mind investigates jokes that play on some aspect of the structure and function of language. In so doing, Debra Aarons shows that these 'linguistic jokes' can evoke our tacit knowledge of the language we use. Analyzing hilarious examples from movies, plays and books, Jokes and the Linguistic Mind demonstrates that tacit linguistic knowledge must become conscious for linguistic jokes to be understood. The book examines jokes that exploit pragmatic, semantic, morphological, phonological and semantic features of language, as well as jokes that use more than one language and jokes that are about language itself. With its use of jokes as data and its highly accessible explanations of complex linguistic concepts, this book is an engaging supplementary text for introductory courses in linguistics, psycholinguistics and cognitive science.



The Language of Jokes

Author : Delia Chiaro

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 198 pages

File Size : 14,95 MB

Release : 2006-12-05

Category : Language Arts & Disciplines

ISBN : 1134970099

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In this highly readable and thought-provoking book, Delia Chiaro explores the pragmatics of word play, using frameworks normally adopted in descriptive linguistics. Using examples from personally recorded conversations, she examines the structure of jokes, quips, riddles and asides. Chiaro explores degrees of conformity to and deviation from established conventions; the `tellability' of jokes, and the interpretative role of the listener; the creative use of puns, word play and discourse. The emphasis in her analysis is on sociocultural contexts for the production and reception of jokes, and she examines the extent to which jokes are both universal in their appeal, and specific to a particular culture.



The Linguistic Analysis of Jokes

Author : Graeme Ritchie

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 254 pages

File Size : 50,93 MB

Release : 2004-03

Category : Foreign Language Study

ISBN : 1134390920

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Graeme Ritchie advocates a cognitive science approach to humour research, aiming for higher levels of detail and formality than has been customary in humour research, and argues the case for analyzing jokes and humour.



Linguistic Theories of Humor

Author : Salvatore Attardo

Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

Page : 467 pages

File Size : 33,68 MB

Release : 2024-07-22

Category : Language Arts & Disciplines

ISBN : 3111280454

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Linguistic Theories of Humor appeared thirty years ago. It attracted a lot of attention and ended up being one of the most quoted books in the linguistics of humor. Partly due to its broad coverage which includes both theoretical and socio-pragmatic aspects and partly due to the depth of its bibliography it remained an indispensable reference in many areas, despite the growth of the field. The original fully corrected text is supplemented by a long essay, in which the author revisits the topics of the book to discuss how three decades have shifted the perspective of the field.



Understanding Language through Humor

Author : Stanley Dubinsky

Publisher : Cambridge University Press

Page : pages

File Size : 18,5 MB

Release : 2011-09-15

Category : Language Arts & Disciplines

ISBN : 1139496948

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Book Description

Students often struggle to understand linguistic concepts through examples of language data provided in class or in texts. Presented with ambiguous information, students frequently respond that they do not 'get it'. The solution is to find an example of humour that relies on the targeted ambiguity. Once they laugh at the joke, they have tacitly understood the concept, and then it is only a matter of explaining why they found it funny. Utilizing cartoons and jokes illustrating linguistic concepts, this book makes it easy to understand these concepts, while keeping the reader's attention and interest. Organized like a course textbook in linguistics, it covers all the major topics in a typical linguistics survey course, including communication systems, phonetics and phonology, morphemes, words, phrases, sentences, language use, discourses, child language acquisition and language variation, while avoiding technical terminology.



The Language of Jokes in the Digital Age

Author : Delia Chiaro

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 178 pages

File Size : 20,54 MB

Release : 2017-11-23

Category : Language Arts & Disciplines

ISBN : 1351379968

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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 one hand the lingua-cultural nuts and bolts of jokes have remained unchanged over time, on the other, the time-space compression brought about by modern technology has generated new settings and new ways of joking and playing with language. The Language of Jokes in the Digital Age covers a wide range of settings from social networks, e-mails and memes, to more traditional fields of film and TV (especially sitcoms and game shows) and advertising. Chiaro’s consideration of the increasingly virtual context of jokes delights with both up-to-date examples and frequent reference to the most central theories of comedy. This lively book will be essential reading for any student or researcher working in the area of language and humour and will be of interest to those in language and media and sociolinguistics.



Windows to the Mind

Author : Sandra Handl

Publisher : Walter de Gruyter

Page : 325 pages

File Size : 18,44 MB

Release : 2011

Category : Language Arts & Disciplines

ISBN : 3110238187

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Book Description

Focusing on a wide range of linguistic structures, the articles in this volume explore the explanatory potential of two of the most influential cognitive-linguistic theories, conceptual metaphor and metonymy theory and conceptual blending theory. Whether enthusiastic or critical in their stance, the contributors seek to enhance our understanding of how conventional as well as creative ways of thinking influence our language and vice versa.



Cognitive Linguistics and Humor Research

Author : Geert Brône

Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

Page : 254 pages

File Size : 45,33 MB

Release : 2015-06-16

Category : Language Arts & Disciplines

ISBN : 3110346346

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To what extent can Cognitive Linguistics benefit from the systematic study of a creative phenomenon like humor? Although the authors in this volume approach this question from different perspectives, they share the profound belief that humorous data may provide a unique insight into the complex interplay of quantitative and qualitative aspects of meaning construction.