Jokes and the Linguistic Mind

1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-0-415-89049-6
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 288 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 418 g

Through the lens of cognitive science, Jokes and the Linguistic Mind investigates jokes that play on some aspect of the structure and function of language. In so doing, Debra Aarons shows that these 'linguistic jokes' can evoke our tacit knowledge of the language we use. Analyzing hilarious examples from movies, plays and books, Jokes and the Linguistic Mind demonstrates that tacit linguistic knowledge must become conscious for linguistic jokes to be understood. The book examines jokes that exploit pragmatic, semantic, morphological, phonological and semantic features of language, as well as jokes that use more than one language and jokes that are about language itself. Additionally, the text explores the relationship between cryptic crossword clues and linguistic jokes in order to demonstrate the difference between tacit knowledge of language and rules of language use that are articulated for a particular purpose. With its use of jokes as data and its highly accessible explanations of complex linguistic concepts, this book is an engaging supplementary text for introductory courses in linguistics, psycholinguistics and cognitive science. It will also be of interest to scholars in translation studies, applied linguistics and philosophy of language.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Aarons, Debra

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Neurowissenschaften, Kognitionswissenschaft
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Sprachpsychologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Psycholinguistik, Neurolinguistik, Kognition

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1: Jokes and the Linguistic Mind Chapter 2: Playing with Linguistic Pragmatics Chapter 3: Playing with Semantics Chapter 4: Playing with Morphology and Phonology Chapter 5: Playing with Syntax Chapter 6: A Case Study: Word Association Football Chapter 7: Jokes in More Than One language Chapter 8: Jokes about Language Chapter 9: Cryptic Crossword Puzzles and Linguistic Knowledge

Über Autor(innen)

Debra Aarons is Lecturer in Linguistics at the University of New South Wales in Australia.