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A Conceptual Blending Theory of Humour: Selected British Comedy Productions in Focus

By Joanna Jabłońska-Hood

Book information

Publisher
Peter Lang GmbH
Year
2015
ISBN
3631659172, 9783631659175
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
14 MB (15124121 bytes)
Series
Łódź Studies in Language 36
Edition
1
Pages
253\255
Time added
2017-05-02 00:32:37
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Description

The book presents an analysis of humour in a selection of British comedy productions. The conceptual integration theory devised by Gilles Fauconnier and Mark Turner, also known as blending, provides the tool for explaining the creation of humour in detail. It seems that blending can elaborate on the origin and cause of funniness, and, therefore, should be included as a linguistic theory of humour in the wide range of contemporary humour theories available. The backdrop against which any humour may be analysed is provided in this study by comparing and contrasting various humour theories which are popular among scholars dealing with comedy and laughter.

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