Titre : |
Understanding Language through Humor |
Type de document : |
texte imprimé |
Auteurs : |
stanley dubinsky, Auteur |
Editeur : |
new york : Archives Contemporaines |
Année de publication : |
2012 |
Importance : |
200p. |
Format : |
17x25 |
ISBN/ISSN/EAN : |
978052171388 |
Langues : |
Anglais (eng) Langues originales : Anglais (eng) |
Index. décimale : |
410 |
Résumé : |
Students often struggle to understand linguistic concepts through examples of language data provided in class or in texts. Presented with ambiguous information, students frequently respond that they do not `get it`. The solution is to find an example of humour that relies on the targeted ambiguity. Once they laugh at the joke, they have tacitly understood the concept, and then it is only a matter of explaining why they found it funny. Utilizing cartoons and jokes illustrating linguistic... |
Understanding Language through Humor [texte imprimé] / stanley dubinsky, Auteur . - new york : Archives Contemporaines, 2012 . - 200p. ; 17x25. ISSN : 978052171388 Langues : Anglais ( eng) Langues originales : Anglais ( eng)
Index. décimale : |
410 |
Résumé : |
Students often struggle to understand linguistic concepts through examples of language data provided in class or in texts. Presented with ambiguous information, students frequently respond that they do not `get it`. The solution is to find an example of humour that relies on the targeted ambiguity. Once they laugh at the joke, they have tacitly understood the concept, and then it is only a matter of explaining why they found it funny. Utilizing cartoons and jokes illustrating linguistic... |
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