The pragmatics of humour across discourse domains / edited by Marta Dynel.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dynel, Marta.

Series:

Pragmatics & beyond ; v. 210.

Pragmatics & beyond new series, 0922-842X ; v. 210

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wit and humor.

Language and languages.

Pragmatics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (388 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2011.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

Academic writings on humour and translation have principally pivoted around the pragma-linguistic aspects of transfer from source to target language/s (e.g. Chiaro; Delabastita; Vandaele). However, rather than exploring the choices, strategies and devices involved in interlingual translation, the present study sets out to examine the main difficulties involved concerning the translation of humour in terms of the basics of transfer of humorous materials such as jokes and more general humorous discourse that may occur in books and films, as well as other forms of public discourse. Additionally, this essay gives an overview of linguistic and cultural barriers that sometimes impede its translation and suggests the notion of diverse "senses of humour" possibly reflected in the lexis of distinct languages. Finally, it will discuss how the act of translation itself is used for humorous means. Overall, the article testifies to the pragmatic nature of several lingua-cultural constraints and issues central to the translation of humour.

Contents:

pt. 1. Stylistic figures as forms of humour

pt. 2. (Non)interactive forms of humour

pt. 3. Forms of humour in public discourse.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9786613174840

9781283174848

1283174847

9789027285225

9027285225

OCLC:

746311217