Language and humour in the media / edited by Jan Chovanec and Isabel Ermida.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Chovanec, Jan.

Ermida, Isabel, 1968-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Humor in literature.

Mass media and language.

Wit and humor.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (270 p.)

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Language and Humour in the Media provides new insights into the interface between humour studies and media discourse analysis, connecting two areas of scholarly interest that have not been studied extensively before. The volume adopts a multi-disciplinary approach, concentrating on the various roles humour plays in print and audiovisual media, the forms it takes, the purposes it serves, the butts it targets, the implications it carries and the differences it may assume across cultures. The p...

Contents:

TABLE OF CONTENTS; LIST OF TABLES; LIST OF FIGURES; LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS; HUMOUR, LANGUAGE AND THE MEDIA; PART ONE; "LAUGHTER IS THE BEST MEDICINE"; TOWARDS A CROSS-LINGUISTIC ANALYSIS OF HUMOUR IN ACADEMIC READING; THE HIDDEN MEDIA HUMOR AND HIDDEN THEORY; PART TWO; DIALECTS AT THE SERVICE OF HUMOUR WITHIN THE AMERICAN SITCOM; HUMOUR ON THE HOUSE; FRAMING COMMUNICATION AS PLAY IN THE SITCOM; CONVERSATIONAL HUMOUR AND JOINT FANTASIZING IN ONLINE JOURNALISM; WORDPLAY AS A SELLING STRATEGY IN ADVERTISEMENTS AND SALES PROMOTION; PART THREE; NEWS SATIRE IN THE PRESS

ETHNIC HUMOUR AND POLITICAL ADVERTISINGHUMOUR AS A MEANS OF POPULAR EMPOWERMENT; CONTRIBUTORS; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

1-4438-3938-8

OCLC:

823720486