The Language of Humour

The Language of Humour
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 198
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ISBN-10 : 9781317887843
ISBN-13 : 1317887840
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Book Synopsis The Language of Humour by : Walter Nash

Download or read book The Language of Humour written by Walter Nash and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-01-14 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The broad aim of this lively and engaging book is to examine relationships between the linguistic patterns, the stylistic functions, and the social and cultural contexts of humour. The material used in illustration is of corresponding breadth: schoolyard jokes, graffiti, aphorisms, advertisements, arguments, anecdotes, puns, parodies, passages of comic fiction, all come under Dr Nash's scrutiny.


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