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Publication details [#47304]

Ritchie, Graeme. 2003. The Linguistic Analysis of Jokes. Routledge. 256 pp.

Publication type

Book – monograph

Publication language

English

Keywords

humor | joke | language use | misunderstanding | pun

Annotation

This attempt to construct a theory of the workings of humor, presents a critical linguistic analysis of the language devices employed in various jokes, such as puns or humor founded on misreadings.