In:The Pragmatics of Humour across Discourse Domains
Edited by Marta Dynel
[Pragmatics & Beyond New Series 210] 2011
► pp. v–vi
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Table of contents
Pragmatics and linguistic research into humour
Part 1. Stylistic figures as forms of humour
1.1: Irony
Will anticipating irony facilitate it immediately?
“That’s not ironic, that’s just stupid”: Towards an eclectic account of the discourse of irony
Irony via “surrealism”
1.2 Puns and other wordplay
The role of syllables and morphemes as mechanisms in humorous pun formation
Context-sensitive aspects of Shakespeare’s use of puns in comedies: An enquiry into clowns’ and pages’ punning practices
Dimensions of incongruity in register humour
Part 2. (Non)interactive forms of humour
2.1: Jokes
Displays of “new” gender arrangements in Russian jokes
Understanding ethnic humour in Romanian jokes
Sexuality in Anglo-American anti-proverbs
2.2 Conversational humour
Joker in the pack: Towards determining the status of humorous framing in conversations
Humour in quasi-conversations: Constructing fun in online sports journalism
Humour and the integration of new staff in the workplace: An interactional study
Part 3. Forms of humour in public discourse
Parody in the light of the incongruity-resolution model: The case of political sketches by Monty Pythons's Flying Circus
“I’ll be there for you!” On participation-based sitcom humour
“Losers, poltroons and nudniks” in Woody Allen’s Mere Anarchy: A linguistic approach to comic failure
Notes on humour and persuasion in advertising and legal discourse
Comic takeover or comic makeover? Notes on humour-translating, translation and (un)translatability
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