The Language of Humour

1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-138-13653-3
Verlag: CRC Press

Buch, Englisch, 128 Seiten, Format (B × H): 210 mm x 280 mm, Gewicht: 400 g

Reihe: Intertext

The Language of Humour:

* examines the importance of the social context for humour
* explores the issue of gender and humour in areas such as the New Lad culture in comedy and stand-up comedy
* includes comic transcripts from TV sketches such as Clive Anderson and Peter Cook

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ross, Alison

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Sprachwissenschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction Unit one: 'Just for a laugh?' Unit two: 'I say, I say, I say' Unit three: The shock of the new Unit four: 'My mother-in-law. ' Unit five: 'Crikey, that's a hard one!' Unit six: Written texts - literature Unit seven: Spoken humour -television and radio Unit eight: Stand-up comedy

Über Autor(innen)

Alison Ross is a visiting lecturer at Leeds University and Sheffield Hallam University. She is a senior examiner and moderator for the NEAB English Language A Level.