Cognitive linguistics and humor research /

To what extent can Cognitive Linguistics benefit from the systematic study of a creative phenomenon like humor? Although the authors in this volume approach this question from different perspectives, they share the profound belief that humorous data may provide a unique insight into the complex inte...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Autres auteurs: Brône, Geert, 1978- (Éditeur intellectuel), Feyaerts, Kurt, 1968- (Éditeur intellectuel), Veale, Tony, 1967- (Éditeur intellectuel)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Berlin : De Gruyter Mouton, [2015]
Collection:Applications of cognitive linguistics ; volume 26.
Sujets:
Wit and humor > Grammar.
Cognitive grammar.
Grammar, Comparative and general.
Humour > Grammaire.
Grammaire cognitive.
Grammaire comparée et générale.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General.
Cognitive grammar
Grammar, Comparative and general
Cognitive Linguistics.
Humor Research.
Meaning Constructions.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Table of contents
  • 1. Humour as the killer-app of language
  • 2. Construction grammar and discoursal incongruity
  • 3. Embodied grammar and humor
  • 4. The humour of exceptional cases: Jokes as compressed thought experiments
  • 5. Humorous Metaphors
  • 6. A metaphorical perspective on humour
  • 7. Know hope: Metaphor, optimal innovation and pleasure
  • 8. Behavioral complexities in ironic humor
  • 9. Frame-shifting and frame semantics: Joke comprehension on the space structuring model
  • 10. Metaphor, humour and characterisation in the TV comedy programme Friends
  • 11. The Art of Teasing
  • Index.

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