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Publication details [#63855]

Scheuer, Nora and Ana Pedrazzini. 2018. Distinguishing cartoon subgenres based on a multicultural contemporary corpus. The European Journal of Humour Research 6 (1) : 100–123.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Keywords
corpus analysis | genre | metaphor | multiculturalism | parody | pragmatics
Place, Publisher
The European Journal of Humour Research

Annotation

This article discerns cartoon subgenres viewing their modal, thematic, pragmatic and rhetorical traits, using a modern, multicultural corpus consisting of 85 cartoons from 22 countries from the 2012-2016 period. Four cartoon subgenres were found: Daily political; Timeless political; Daily media, arts and sports; Playful cartoons. Metaphor proved a distinctive resource in political cartoons.