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
This collection of stories, poems, scenes from hit plays, parodies, and feuds, lovingly compiled by a recognized authority in the field, happily intermingles the best humor of recent years with a few rib-ticklers from the past.Major wits and raconteurs too numerous to mention here enliven these pages.The pleasure is all yours.
A radio program representing typical British sense of humour.
In this Radio 4 comedy series, Ross Noble invades Budapest and Warsaw tp entertain the locals with his unique brand of stand-up, in this comic travelogue. He chats to the Mayor of Warsaw about furry hats and uncovers the truth about suicidal Hungarian monks.
Humour permeates our lives. People tell jokes, make puns, and engage in witty banter. There is written humour in headlines and captions, in ads, on signs, t-shirts, and bumper stickers, and in the form of graffiti. Nowadays humour is available on the web and circulated by e-mail.
Playing with Words shows how every facet of language is exploited for humour. When a word has multiple meanings or sounds like another is the basis for puns (A boiled egg is hard to beat). The word-building rules are used for clever compounds, smart blends and catchy phrases as in 'circulated by word of mouse'.
What Goes Up Might Come Down! (audiobook, mp3) - David Gunson
By David Gunson.
What Goes Up Might Come Down features the high-flying humour of David Gunson. David is a Yorkshireman to the core - and proud of it. He was born in Sheffield (where, he insists, the M1 is cobbled!) and as a young man went to work in a steel foundry, but soon discovered that the opportunities for flying were far too limited. He left and joined the RAF, spending ten years in Coastal Command on Shackleton aircraft. He is thus well qualified to take us behind the scenes in the world of flying, and, with tongue very much in cheek, his 'after dinner talk' skillfully combines humour with hazard, raising many a laugh - and many an eyebrow.
