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Understanding Language Through Humor
Stanley Dubinsky
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Description for Understanding Language Through Humor
Paperback. A general introduction to linguistics and linguistic concepts using the vehicle of jokes and cartoons. Num Pages: 212 pages, 29 b/w illus. BIC Classification: CF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 176 x 249 x 10. Weight in Grams: 436.
Students often struggle to understand linguistic concepts through examples of language data provided in class or in texts. Presented with ambiguous information, students frequently respond that they do not 'get it'. The solution is to find an example of humour that relies on the targeted ambiguity. Once they laugh at the joke, they have tacitly understood the concept, and then it is only a matter of explaining why they found it funny. Utilizing cartoons and jokes illustrating linguistic concepts, this book makes it easy to understand these concepts, while keeping the reader's attention and interest. Organized like a course textbook ... Read more
Students often struggle to understand linguistic concepts through examples of language data provided in class or in texts. Presented with ambiguous information, students frequently respond that they do not 'get it'. The solution is to find an example of humour that relies on the targeted ambiguity. Once they laugh at the joke, they have tacitly understood the concept, and then it is only a matter of explaining why they found it funny. Utilizing cartoons and jokes illustrating linguistic concepts, this book makes it easy to understand these concepts, while keeping the reader's attention and interest. Organized like a course textbook ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
Number of Pages
212
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521713887
SKU
V9780521713887
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About Stanley Dubinsky
Stanley Dubinsky is Professor of Linguistics at the University of South Carolina. His primary areas of research are syntax, semantics and linguistic theory. Chris Holcomb is an Associate Professor of English at the University of South Carolina. His primary research interests include histories of rhetoric, humor, discourse analysis and prose style.
Reviews for Understanding Language Through Humor
'Understanding Language through Humor is ingenious in its conception and deft in its execution. A sure bestseller.' Frederick J. Newmeyer, University of Washington, University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University