Meaning and Humour

By Andrew Goatly

Book Overview

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... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107004632
• ISBN13: 9781107004634
• Release Date: June 2012
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 380 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.6" x 8.5"