37.2618, Books: Formulaic Humor and Humorous Formulae in Fictional Telecinematic Dialogue: Kirner-Ludwig (2026)

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Date: 04-Aug-2026
From: Karin Plijnaar [karin.plijnaar at benjamins.nl]
Subject: Formulaic Humor and Humorous Formulae in Fictional Telecinematic Dialogue: Kirner-Ludwig (2026)


Title: Formulaic Humor and Humorous Formulae in Fictional
Telecinematic Dialogue
Series Title: Topics in Humor Research   13
Publication Year: 2026

Publisher: John Benjamins
           http://www.benjamins.com/
Book URL: https://benjamins.com/catalog/thr.13

Author(s): Monika Kirner-Ludwig

eBook ISBN:  9789027243690 Pages:  353 Price: Europe EURO 145.00
eBook ISBN:  9789027243690 Pages:  353 Price: U.K. £ 122.00
eBook ISBN:  9789027243690 Pages:  353 Price: U.S. $ 189.00
Hardback ISBN:  9789027234407 Pages:  353 Price: Europe EURO 145.00
Hardback ISBN:  9789027234407 Pages:  353 Price: Europe EURO 153.70
Hardback ISBN:  9789027234407 Pages:  353 Price: U.K. £ 122.00
Hardback ISBN:  9789027234407 Pages:  353 Price: U.S. $ 189.00

Abstract:

This monograph presents the first book-length study to focus on
formulaic humor and humorous formulae , situated at the crossroads of
Pragmatics, Phraseology, and Conversational Humor Studies. Based upon
a self-compiled corpus of 34 television series (4,214 episodes; 19.4
million words), it adopts a corpus-assisted, exploratory, mixed-method
approach to analyze 13 types of humorous formulae across 146 samples.
A conversation-analytical lens reveals how these formulaic patterns
are systematically embedded in fictional dialogue and how they
pragmatically shape scripted interaction.
The study’s key contributions include a typology of humorous formulae,
an account of their discursive functions, and new insights into their
role in the stylistics of telecinematic discourse. Of special interest
is its demonstration of how scripted talk employs formulaicity to
generate humor efficiently and effectively. This book will appeal to
scholars and advanced students in Linguistics, Pragmatics, Humor
Studies, and media discourse, while extending existing knowledge on
formulaicity in language use.

Written In: English (eng, stan1293)



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