Don L F Nilsen, Alleen Pace Nilsen

The Language of Humor

An Introduction

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Produktbeschreibung

Explores how humor can be explained across the various sub-disciplines of linguistics, in order to aid communication.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 400
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Dezember 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 163mm x 234mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 680g
• ISBN-13: 9781108416542
• ISBN-10: 1108416543
• Artikelnr.: 52820720

Autorenporträt

Don L. F. Nilsen is in the Humanities Division of Arizona State University's Emeritus College. Together with Alleen Pace Nilsen, he has authored an abundance of books including Literature for Today's Young Adults (2012), Pronunciation Contrasts in English (2010) and Encyclopedia of 20th-Century American Humor (2000). He is one of the leading pioneers in humor studies, and has received a lifetime achievement award from the Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor and the International Society for Humor Studies.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction and overview
2. Humor in anthropology
3. Humor and art
4. Humor and Business
5. Humor and computer science
6. Humor and education
7. Humor and gender studies
8. Humor and geography
9. Humor and gerontology
10. Humor and history
11. Humor and journalism
12. Humor and law
13. Humor and linguistics
14. Humor and literature
15. Humor in medicine and health
16. Humor and music
17. Humor in names and naming
18. Humor in the performing arts
19. Humor and philosophy
20. Humor in physical education and sports
21. Humor and politics
22. Humor and psychology
23 Humor and religion
24. Humor in rhetoric and composition
25. Humor and sociology
Conclusion.