TY - BOOK ID - 7099733 TI - The linguistic analysis of jokes PY - 2004 VL - 2 SN - 0415309832 1134390920 1134390912 0203406958 1280074280 9781134390915 9781280074288 9780203406953 9781134390878 9781134390922 9780415309837 9781138008731 0203350642 1138008737 PB - London ; New York : Routledge, DB - UniCat KW - Discourse analysis, Literary KW - Wit and humor KW - History and criticism KW - Theory, etc KW - Humor KW - Woordspel KW - Woordspelingen KW - taalkundige studies KW - #KVHA:Taalkunde KW - #KVHA:Moppen KW - Woordspel. KW - Woordspelingen. KW - taalkundige studies. KW - Analyse du discours littéraire KW - Discourse analysis [Literary ] KW - Genèse du texte littéraire KW - Genèse textuelle KW - Tekstgrammatica [Literaire ] KW - Bons mots KW - Facetiae KW - Jests KW - Jokes KW - Ludicrous, The KW - Ridiculous, The KW - Wit and humor, Primitive KW - Literary discourse analysis KW - Discourse analysis, Literary. KW - Theory, etc. KW - Literature KW - Joking KW - Laughter KW - Rhetoric KW - Literary style KW - History and criticism&delete& KW - Pragmatics KW - Taalkundige studies. KW - Wit and humor - History and criticism - Theory, etc KW - ANALYSE DU DISCOURS LITTERAIRE KW - ESPRIT ET HUMOUR KW - HISTOIRE ET CRITIQUE KW - THEORIE, ETC. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:7099733 AB - 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. ER -