Stanley Dubinsky, Chris Holcomb

Understanding Language through Humor

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A general introduction to linguistics and linguistic concepts using the vehicle of jokes and cartoons.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 214
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. September 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 250mm x 175mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 559g
• ISBN-13: 9780521886277
• ISBN-10: 0521886279
• Artikelnr.: 32697011

Autorenporträt

Stanley Dubinsky is Professor of Linguistics at the University of South Carolina. His primary areas of research are syntax, semantics and linguistic theory.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction
2. Talking to Garfield: human and animal communication
3. Did I hear that right? The sounds of language
4. Twisted words: word structure and meaning
5. Fitting words together: phrase structure and meaning
6. Meaning one thing and saying another: indirect speech and conversational principles
7. Fitting the pieces together: the structure of discourse
8. 'Kids say the darndest things': children acquiring language
9. Variety is the spice of life: language variation
10. Cross-cultural gaffes: language and culture
11. The language police: prescriptivism and standardization
12. So long, and thanks for all the fish.

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1. Introduction; 2. Talking to Garfield: human and animal communication; 3. Did I hear that right? The sounds of language; 4. Twisted words: word structure and meaning; 5. Fitting words together: phrase structure and meaning; 6. Meaning one thing and saying another: indirect speech and conversational principles; 7. Fitting the pieces together: the structure of discourse; 8. 'Kids say the darndest things': children acquiring language; 9. Variety is the spice of life: language variation; 10. Cross-cultural gaffes: language and culture; 11. The language police: prescriptivism and standardization; 12. So long, and thanks for all the fish.