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Linguistic theories of humor

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Walter de Gruyter, 1994 - Language Arts & Disciplines - 426 pages
  

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Contents

Survey of the Literature
14
The Linear Organization of the Joke
60
The Analysis of Puns
108
Resolution in Puns
143
Semiotic and Text Theories
174
Scriptbased Theories
195
Registerbased Humor
230
Nonjoke Humor Texts
254
The Cooperative Nature of Humor
271
Humor in Context
293
Directions in Humor Research
332
Appendices
388
B List of Acronyms
400
Index of Subjects
412
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Linguistic Theories of Humor
Linguistic Theories of Humor
Salvatore Attardo
Limited preview - 1994
Linguistic theories of humor
Linguistic theories of humor
Salvatore Attardo
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ambiguity analysis analyzed Aristotle aspects associations Attardo and Raskin Aubouin Bally bisociation chapter Cicero claim classemes comedy communication connector connotation Consider context conversation analysis conversational jokes defined definitions of isotopy detail disambiguation discussion disjunction disjunctor distinction element essentialist example fact Freud function funny graphemic Greimas Grice's GTVH Guiraud he/she hearer his/her homophony humor research humorous text Ibid incongruity interesting introduced involved isotopy issue language laughter lexeme lexical linguistic literary Madius Manetti maxims meaning mention theory metaphor Morin morphemes narrative narrator noted notion paradigmatic paronyms phenomena phonemes phonological polythetic position possible present problems prototype theory punch line puns Quintilian references referential relevant rhyme Sacks script opposition script theory semantic sememe semes semiotic sense sentence Sherzer similar situation social sound sound symbolism speaker SSTH story syntagmatic taxonomy theories of humor tion types utterance violation words Zwicky

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TitleLinguistic theories of humor
Volume 1 of Approaches to Semiotics
Volume 1 of Humor Research, ISSN 1861-4116
AuthorSalvatore Attardo
Editionillustrated
PublisherWalter de Gruyter, 1994
ISBN3110142554, 9783110142556
Length426 pages
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