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The language of humour / Alison Ross.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ross, Alison, 1949- author.
- Series:
- Intertext (London, England)
- Intertext
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English wit and humor--History and criticism.
- English wit and humor.
- English language--Style.
- English language.
- Literary style.
- Comic, The.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (128 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st edition
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Routledge, 1998.
- Language Note:
- English
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- The Language of Humour:* examines the importance of the social context for humour* explores the issue of gender and humour in areas such as the New Lad culture in comedy and stand-up comedy* includes comic transcripts from TV sketches such as Clive Anderson and Peter Cook
- Contents:
- Book Cover; Title; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 'Just for a laugh?'; 'I say, I say, I say'; The shock of the new; 'My mother-in-law'; 'Crikey, that's a hard one!'; Written texts
- literature; Spoken humour
- television and radio; Stand-up comedy; Index of terms; References
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 117) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-134-70171-3
- 1-134-70172-1
- 1-280-14361-4
- 0-203-98456-0
- 9780203984567
- OCLC:
- 475943030
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