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Publication details [#40591]

Antonopoulou, Eleni. 2004. Humor theory and translation research: Proper names in humorous discourse. Humor 17 (3) : 219–255.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Keywords
humor | language and culture | proper name | translation
Place, Publisher
Walter de Gruyter
Journal WWW
www.degruyter.de/journals/order/en.start.html

Annotation

This paper suggests that replacing socioculturally bound proper names in translating jab lines may disturb their humorous effect.