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.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Peter Lang Ag
ISBN-13
9783631659175
eBay Product ID (ePID)
215761564
Product Key Features
Subject Area
Data Analysis, Religious Sociology
Author
Joanna Jablonska-Hood
Publication Name
A Conceptual Blending Theory of Humour: Selected British Comedy Productions in Focus
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Sociology
Publication Year
2015
Type
Study Guide
Number of Pages
253 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
210mm
Item Width
148mm
Volume
36
Item Weight
430g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Joanna Jablonska-Hood
Series Title
Lodz Studies in Language
Topic
Popular Philosophy
Country/Region of Manufacture
Switzerland
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