Knock-Knock

Lynne Murphy lynnem at COGS.SUSX.AC.UK
Fri Apr 28 10:52:21 UTC 2000


> Does anyone know any "Knock-Knock" jokes in languages other than English? I'm
> not asking for anyone to translate for me, I'm really just asking on behalf
> of a colleague who wants to know if the genre is found natively anywhere
> except the USA.

Well, they are found outside the USA--although still in English--in the UK.  My
students brought them up in a discussion of children's humor.

Lynne



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