Meaning and humour

"How are humorous meanings generated and interpreted? Understanding a joke involves knowledge of the language code (a matter mostly of semantics) and background knowledge necessary for making the inferences to get the joke (a matter of pragmatics). This book introduces and critiques a wide rang...

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Main Author: Goatly, Andrew 1950-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge [a. o.] Cambridge University Press 2012
Series:Key topics in semantics and pragmatics
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