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The linguistic analysis of jokes
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ISBN: 0415309832 1134390920 1134390912 0203406958 1280074280 9781134390915 9781280074288 9780203406953 9781134390878 9781134390922 9780415309837 9781138008731 0203350642 1138008737 Year: 2004 Volume: 2 Publisher: London ; New York : Routledge,

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This book starts from three observations. First, the use of humour is a complex, puzzling, and idiosyncratically human form of behaviour (and hence is of scientific interest). Second, there is currently no theory of how humour works. Third, one useful step towards a theory of humour is to analyze humorous items in precise detail, in order to understand their mechanisms. The author begins by considering how to study jokes rigorously: the assumptions to make, the guidelines to follow and the pitfalls to avoid. A critique of other work on humour is also provided. This introduces some important concepts, and also demonstrates the lack of agreement about what a theory of humour should look like. The language devices used in various jokes, such as puns or humour based on misinterpretation, are analysed in detail. The central part of the book develops, and demonstrates, proposals for how best to analyze the workings of simple jokes. Finally, the author makes some general suggestions about the language devices that seem to be central to the construction of jokes. The Linguistic Analysis of Jokes will be invaluable for researchers and advanced students of humour research, linguistics and cognitive science.

Indi'n humor : bicultural play in native America
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ISBN: 0195068874 0195361652 128052569X 1429405538 9780195361650 9781280525698 9786610525690 6610525692 9780195068870 0197724671 Year: 1993 Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press,

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Drawing upon history, psychology, folklore, linguistics, anthropology, and the arts, this book challenges ""wooden Indian"" stereotypes to redefine negative attitudes and humorless approaches to Native American peoples. Moving from tribal culture to interethnic literature, Lincoln covers thetraditional Trickster of origin myths, historical ironies, Euroamericans ""playing Indian,"" feminist Indian humor at home, contemporary painters and playwrights reinventing Coyote, popular mixed-blood music and Red English, and three Native American novelists, Louise Erdrich, James Welch, and N.Scott Moma

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