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Book Details
Publisher
Routledge
Language
English
ISBN-13
9780415030908
ISBN-10
0415030900
Author
Delia Chiaro
About the Book
In this highly readable and thought-provoking book, Delia Chiaro explores the pragmatics of word play, using frameworks normally adopted in descriptive linguistics. Using examples from personally recorded conversations, she examines the structure of jokes, quips, riddles and asides. Chiaro explores degrees of conformity to and deviation from established conventions; thetellability' of jokes, and the interpretative role of the listener; the creati…
ISBN: 9780415030908
ISBN-13: 9780415030908
ISBN-10: 0415030900
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About the Book In this highly readable and thought-provoking book, Delia Chiaro explores the pragmatics of word play, using frameworks normally adopted in descriptive linguistics.
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