ANALYSING JOKES – A LINGUISTIC APPROACH
ANALYSING JOKES – A LINGUISTIC APPROACH
Author(s): Cristina MironSubject(s): Morphology, Syntax, Lexis, Semantics, Translation Studies
Published by: Editura Universităţii din Piteşti
Keywords: joke; ambiguity; oral / written mode of communication;
Summary/Abstract: The paper aims at analysing jokes in English by attempting a classification based on linguistic features of jokes which are characterised by ambiguity, but also by studying which mode of communication, oral or written, ensures a more successful realisation of the respective joke. We exemplify our theoretical explanations with various illustrations of jokes dealing with phonetic, morphological, syntactic, and semantic ambiguities.
Journal: LIMBA ȘI LITERATURA – REPERE IDENTITARE ÎN CONTEXT EUROPEAN
- Issue Year: 2022
- Issue No: 31
- Page Range: 38-43
- Page Count: 6
- Language: English