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Semantic Mechanisms of Humor
Victor Raskin
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Description for Semantic Mechanisms of Humor
hardcover. Series: Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy. Num Pages: 303 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 609.
GOAL This is the funniest book I have ever written - and the ambiguity here is deliberate. Much of this book is about deliberate ambiguity, described as unambiguously as possible, so the previous sentence is probably the fIrst, last, and only deliberately ambiguous sentence in the book. Deliberate ambiguity will be shown to underlie much, if not all, of verbal humor. Some of its forms are simple enough to be perceived as deliberately ambiguous on the surface; in others, the ambiguity results from a deep semantic analysis. Deep semantic analysis is the core of this approach to humor. The book ... Read more
GOAL This is the funniest book I have ever written - and the ambiguity here is deliberate. Much of this book is about deliberate ambiguity, described as unambiguously as possible, so the previous sentence is probably the fIrst, last, and only deliberately ambiguous sentence in the book. Deliberate ambiguity will be shown to underlie much, if not all, of verbal humor. Some of its forms are simple enough to be perceived as deliberately ambiguous on the surface; in others, the ambiguity results from a deep semantic analysis. Deep semantic analysis is the core of this approach to humor. The book ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
303
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy
Number of Pages
284
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789027718211
SKU
V9789027718211
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Reviews for Semantic Mechanisms of Humor
`...this is an interesting and provocative book on an important topic of interest to those interested in pragmatics...' Linguistics, 23:6