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The Language of Jokes: Analyzing Verbal Play
Explores the pragmatics of word play, using frameworks normally adopted in descriptive linguistics. Examines the structure of jokes, quips, riddles, asides, and the extent to which they can be universal and specific to one culture.
140 pages, Paperback
First published May 28, 1992
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