The linguistics of laughter : a corpus-assisted study of laughter-talk / Alan Partington.

Author/creator Partington, Alan
Format Book
Publication InfoLondon ; New York : Routledge, 2006.
Description262 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Supplemental ContentPublisher description
Subjects

SeriesRoutledge studies in linguistics ; 5
Routledge studies in linguistics 5. ^A533449
Contents Laughter-talk : research questions and methods -- Joke humour theory and language principles -- Laughter in running discourse : shifts of mode, narrative, role and register -- Face-work and the in-group -- Wordplay, phraseplay and relexicalization -- Teasing and verbal dueling -- Irony and sarcasm.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [248]-255) and indexes.
LCCN 2006001909
ISBN0415381665 (alk. paper)
ISBN9780415381666 (alk. paper)
ISBN0415361664 (alk. paper)
ISBN9780415361668 (alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks P95.45 .P37 2006 ✔ Available Place Hold