The Language of Humor: An Introduction

by Don Nilsen, Alleen Nilsen, Alleen Pace Nilsen, et al.

Book Overview

Much of today's communication is carried out through various kinds of humor, and we therefore need to be able to understand its many aspects. Here, two of the world's leading pioneers in humor studies, Alleen and Don Nilsen, explore how humor can be explained across the numerous sub-disciplines of linguistics. Drawing on examples from language play and jokes in a range of real-life contexts, such as art, business, marketing, comedy, creative writing,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108403964
• ISBN13: 9781108403962
• Release Date: December 2018
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 402 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.5" x 9.0"