31.2649, Books: The Linguistics of Humor: Attardo

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Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2020 19:57:14
From:  Oxford University Press [HumanitiesMarketing at oup.com]
Subject: The Linguistics of Humor: Attardo

 


Title: The Linguistics of Humor 
Subtitle: An Introduction 
Publication Year: 2020 
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Book URL: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-linguistics-of-humor-9780198791287?utm_source=linguistlist&utm_medium=listserv&utm_campaign=linguistics 


Author: Salvatore Attardo

Paperback: ISBN:  9780198791287 Pages: 496 Price: U.S. $ 40.00


Abstract:

This book is the first comprehensive and systematic introduction to the
linguistics of humor. Salvatore Attardo takes a broad approach to the topic,
exploring not only theoretical linguistic analyses, but also pragmatic and
semantic aspects, conversation and discourse analysis, ethnomethodology, and
interactionist and variationist sociolinguistics. The volume begins with
chapters that introduce the terminology and conceptual and methodological
apparatus, as well as outlining the major theories in the field and examining
incongruity and resolution and the semiotics of humor. The second part of the
book explores humor competence, with chapters that cover semantic and
pragmatic topics, the General Theory of Verbal Humor, and puns and their
interpretation. The third part provides an in-depth discussion of the applied
linguistics of humor, and examines social context, discourse and conversation
analysis, and sociolinguistic aspects. In the final part of the book, the
discussion is extended beyond the central field of linguistics, with chapters
discussing humor in literature, in translation, and in the classroom.

The volume brings together the multiple strands of current knowledge about
humor and linguistics, both theoretical and applied; it assumes no prior
background in humor studies, and will be a valuable resource for students from
advanced undergraduate level upwards, particularly those coming to linguistics
from related disciplines.
 



Linguistic Field(s): Pragmatics
                     Semantics
                     Sociolinguistics
                     Translation


Written In: English  (eng)

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