LINGUIST List 22.3141 Sat Aug 06 2011 Books: Discourse Analysis/Pragmatics/Semantics: Dynel (Ed) Editor for this issue: Danniella Hornby <daniellalinguistlist.org> Links to the websites of all LINGUIST's supporting publishers are available at the end of this issue. Directory         1.     Paul Peranteau , The Pragmatics of Humour across Discourse Domains: Dynel (Ed) Message 1: The Pragmatics of Humour across Discourse Domains: Dynel (Ed) Date: 02-Aug-2011 From: Paul Peranteau <paulbenjamins.com> Subject: The Pragmatics of Humour across Discourse Domains: Dynel (Ed) E-mail this message to a friend Title: The Pragmatics of Humour across Discourse Domains Series Title: Pragmatics & Beyond New Series 210 Published: 2011 Publisher: John Benjamins                 http://www.benjamins.com/ Book URL: http://benjamins.com/catalog/pbns.210 Editor: Marta Dynel Electronic: ISBN: 9789027285225 Pages: Price: Europe EURO 99.00 Electronic: ISBN: 9789027285225 Pages: Price: U.S. $ 149.00 Hardback: ISBN: 9789027256140 Pages: Price: U.K. £ 99.00 Hardback: ISBN: 9789027256140 Pages: Price: U.S. $ 149.00 Hardback: ISBN: 9789027256140 Pages: Price: Europe EURO 104.94 Abstract: This edited volume brings together a range of contributions solely on the linguistics of humour. Rather than favour one approach, this collection of articles gives a state-of-the-art picture of current directions in pragmatic humour studies. The contributors assume multifarious theoretical perspectives and discuss a wide array of issues germane to different types of humour across discourse domains. Consequently, the whole gamut of humorous forms and mechanisms are elucidated, such as surrealist irony, incongruity in register humour, mechanisms of pun formation, as well as interpersonal functions of conversational humour. In addition, the papers address diversified manifestations of humour, such as puns in Shakespeare's plays, gendered jokes on the Internet, sexuality in anti-proverbs, Woody Allen's prose, humour in "Friends", and parody by Monty Python's Flying Circus. Most importantly, the chapters offer new research findings and advocate novel theoretical conceptualisations of humorous phenomena, drawing on the wealth of existing scholarship. Therefore, the volume is bound to serve as a well of knowledge and inspiration for both seasoned and beginning researchers with interests in the pragmatics of humour. 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