The linguistics of laughter : a corpus-assisted study of laughter-talk / Alan Partington.
The linguistics of laughter : a corpus-assisted study of laughter-talk / Alan Partington.
The linguistics of laughter : a corpus-assisted study of laughter-talk / Alan Partington.
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New York, NY : Routledge, 2006.
Date
2006.
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N302.346/ 19
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English
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p. cm.
Contents
Introduction : laughter-talk - research questions and methods -- 1. Joke humour theory and language principles -- 2. Laughter in running discourse : shifts of mode, narrative, role and register -- 3. Face-work and the in-group -- 4. Wordplay, phraseplay and relexicalization -- 5. Teasing and verbal...
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New York, NY : Routledge, 2006.
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New York (State)
Date Published
2006.
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"This book examines what speakers try to achieve by producing 'laughter-talk' (the talk preceding and eliciting an episode of laughter) and, using abundant examples from language corpora, what hearers are signalling when they produce laughter. In particular, the author focuses on the tactical use of laughter-talk to achieve specific rhetorical and...
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The linguistics of laughter : a corpus-assisted study of laughter-talk / Alan Partington.
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Routledge studies in linguistics.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N302.346/ 19
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74VKvQeQbG7A
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKvQeQbG7A
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0415381665 (alk. paper)
9780415381666 (alk. paper)
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302.346
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991021645819702626
