A Multimodal Study of Sarcasm in Interactional Humor

A Multimodal Study of Sarcasm in Interactional Humor
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Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages : 286
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ISBN-10 : 9783110629446
ISBN-13 : 3110629445
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Synopsis A Multimodal Study of Sarcasm in Interactional Humor by : Sabina Tabacaru

The corpus-based approach to humor offers innovative and more than plausible objectives, supported by sound arguments, which underline the need to analyze humor both verbally and non-verbally. The cognitive linguistic account of humor sets to analyze a corpus of humorous meanings in interaction and to present the elements that help to create the humorous effects: common ground, intersubjectivity, facial expressions, speakers' attitude, etc. The large corpus of examples annotated in ELAN offers a much-needed multimodal perspective of humor, which encompasses all the different techniques used by speakers. The present analysis offers inspiring insight for future research, in different fields of study: multimodality, humor, and psycholinguistics. The study reveals the need of analyzing both verbal and non-verbal elements in discourse in general and humor in particular as co-speech gestures are essential for the understanding of the message as intended by the speakers.

Interactional Humor

Interactional Humor
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Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages : 261
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ISBN-10 : 9783110983289
ISBN-13 : 3110983281
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Synopsis Interactional Humor by : Béatrice Priego-Valverde

The central question explored in this volume is: How is humor multimodally produced, perceived, responded to, and negotiated? To this end, it offers a panorama of linguistic research on multimodal and interactional humor, based on different theoretical frameworks, corpora, and methodologies. Humor is considered as an activity that is interactionally achieved, regardless of whether the interaction in which it is embedded is face-to-face, computer-mediated, with a human or a robot, oral or written. The aim is to analyze both the linguistic resources of the participants (such as their lexicon, prosody, gestures, gazes, or smiles) and the semiotic resources that social networks and instant messaging platforms offer them (such as memes, gifs, or emojis).

Multimodal Im/politeness

Multimodal Im/politeness
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Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Total Pages : 370
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ISBN-10 : 9789027254450
ISBN-13 : 9027254451
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Synopsis Multimodal Im/politeness by : Andreas H. Jucker

Politeness and impoliteness are not just expressed by words. People communicate polite and impolite attitudes towards each other through their intonation, tone of voice, their facial expressions, their gestures, the positioning of their bodies towards each other, and so on. This volume brings together eleven empirical studies that investigate these various modalities of im/politeness across signed, spoken and written languages, plus a detailed introductory chapter that establishes a framework for the multimodal investigation of im/politeness. The papers cover a range of languages and cultures, including Swiss German Sign Language, Catalan Sign Language, English (as a native language and as a lingua franca), Korean, Catalan, Persian, Japanese and Spanish. Using a range of data sources and state-of-the art methodologies, the papers reveal that these multimodal features are essential aspects of im/politeness across different languages, cultures and modes of interaction. Put together, the findings from these studies lay the groundwork for a new understanding of im/politeness which is fundamentally multimodal.

The Diversity of Irony

The Diversity of Irony
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Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages : 316
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ISBN-10 : 9783110652246
ISBN-13 : 3110652242
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Synopsis The Diversity of Irony by : Angeliki Athanasiadou

Although the figure of irony has enjoyed extensive attention through important contributions to the diverse literatures addressing figurative thought and language, it still remains relatively in the background compared to other figures such as metaphor and metonymy. The present volume, together with a 2017 collection by Angeliki Athanasiadou and Herbert L. Colston, aims to the further exploration of verbal and situational irony, its gestural accompaniments, its comprehension and interpretation, its constructional diversity and its cooperation with other figures such as metaphor and hyperbole. The present volume is a highly interesting collection of chapters dealing with both theoretical investigations and descriptive applications of a central figure pervading human thought and language. Its aim is to draw more attention to irony’s diversity and its concomitant connections to other aspects of figurativeness.

The Language of Humour and Its Transmutation in Indian Political Cartoons

The Language of Humour and Its Transmutation in Indian Political Cartoons
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Publisher : Springer Nature
Total Pages : 219
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ISBN-10 : 9783031328367
ISBN-13 : 3031328361
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Synopsis The Language of Humour and Its Transmutation in Indian Political Cartoons by : Vinod Balakrishnan

This book develops a model to examine the language of humour, which is multimodal and accounts for the possibility of transmutation of humour as it is performed through editorial cartoons. By transmutation is meant the transition in the language of humour when it crosses its own boundaries to provoke unprecedented reactions resulting in offensiveness, disappointment or hurt sentiment. The transmutability about the language of humour points to its inherently diabolical nature which manifests in the performance of controversial cartoons. The model is built by borrowing theoretical cues from Roman Jakobson, Roland Barthes, George Lakoff and Mark Johnson. The integrated model, then, is developed to examine the cartoons which were recommended for deletion by the Thorat Committee, following a cartoon controversy in India. Through the cartoon analysis, the model discerns the significance of context and temporality in determining the impact of humour. It also examines how the ethics of humour; the blurred lines of political correctness and incorrectness are dictated by the political atmosphere and the power dynamics.

Handbook of Pragmatics

Handbook of Pragmatics
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Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Total Pages : 288
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ISBN-10 : 9789027260413
ISBN-13 : 9027260419
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Synopsis Handbook of Pragmatics by : Jan-Ola Östman

This encyclopaedia of one of the major fields of language studies is a continuously updated source of state-of-the-art information for anyone interested in language use. The IPrA Handbook of Pragmatics provides easy access – for scholars with widely divergent backgrounds but with convergent interests in the use and functioning of language – to the different topics, traditions and methods which together make up the field of pragmatics, broadly conceived as the cognitive, social and cultural study of language and communication, i.e. the science of language use. The Handbook of Pragmatics is a unique reference work for researchers, which has been expanded and updated continuously with annual installments since 1995. Also available as Online Resource: benjamins.com/online/hop/

Figurative Language – Intersubjectivity and Usage

Figurative Language – Intersubjectivity and Usage
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Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Total Pages : 456
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ISBN-10 : 9789027260031
ISBN-13 : 9027260036
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Synopsis Figurative Language – Intersubjectivity and Usage by : Augusto Soares da Silva

Intersubjectivity and usage play central roles in figurative language and are pivotal notions for a cognitively realistic research on figures of thought, speech, and communication. This volume brings together thirteen studies that explore the relationship between figurativity, intersubjectivity and usage from the Cognitive Linguistics perspective. The studies explore the impact of figurativity on areas of lexicon and grammar, on real discourse, and across different semiotic systems. Some studies focus on the psychological processes of the comprehension of figurativity; other studies address the ways in which figures of thought and language are socially shared and the variation of figures through time and space. Moreover, some contributions are established on advanced corpus-based techniques and experimental methods. There are studies about metaphor, metonymy, irony and puns; about related processes, such as humor, empathy and ambiguation; and about the interaction between figures. Overall, this volume offers the advantages and the opportunities of an interactional and usage-based perspective of figurativity, embracing both the psychological and the intersubjective reality of figurative thought and language and empirically emphasizing the multidimensional character of figurativity, its central function in thought, and its impact on everyday communication.

Cognitive Sociolinguistics Revisited

Cognitive Sociolinguistics Revisited
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Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages : 597
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ISBN-10 : 9783110733976
ISBN-13 : 3110733978
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Synopsis Cognitive Sociolinguistics Revisited by : Gitte Kristiansen

Cognitive Sociolinguistics draws on the rich theoretical framework of Cognitive Linguistics and focuses on the social factors that underlie the variability of meaning and conceptualization. In the last decade, the field has expanded in various way. The current volume takes stock of current and emerging advances in the field in short academic contributions. The studies collected in this book have a usage-based approach to language variation and change, drawing on the theoretical framework of Cognitive Linguistics and are sensitive to social variation, be it cross-linguistic or language-internal. Three types of contributions are collected in this book. First, it contains theoretical overview papers on the domains that have witnessed expansion in recent years. Second, it presents novel research ideas in proof-of-concept contributions, aimed at blue-sky research and out-of-the-box linguistic analyses. Third, it showcases recent empirical studies within the field. By combining these three types of contributions, the book provides an encompassing overview of novel developments in the field of Cognitive Sociolinguistics.

Learning and Using Conversational Humor in a Second Language During Study Abroad

Learning and Using Conversational Humor in a Second Language During Study Abroad
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Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages : 282
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ISBN-10 : 9781501501173
ISBN-13 : 1501501178
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Synopsis Learning and Using Conversational Humor in a Second Language During Study Abroad by : Rachel Shively

This book examines the use of conversational humor in a second language in the context of study abroad. Using a longitudinal design, naturalistic interactions, and a language socialization framework, the study investigates the ways in which study abroad students develop in their production of humor in second language Spanish and discusses how those developments are the result of language learning processes grounded in social interaction.

The Bloomsbury Companion to Stylistics

The Bloomsbury Companion to Stylistics
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages : 749
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ISBN-10 : 9781441143259
ISBN-13 : 1441143254
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Synopsis The Bloomsbury Companion to Stylistics by : Violeta Sotirova

This Bloomsbury Companion provides an overview of stylistics with a detailed outline of the scope and history of the discipline, as well as its key areas of research. The main research methods and approaches within the field are presented with a detailed overview and then illustrated with a chapter of unique new research by a leading scholar in the field. The Companion also features in-depth explorations of current research areas in stylistics in the form of new studies by established researchers in the field. The broad interdisciplinary scope of stylistics is reflected in the wide array of approaches taken to the linguistic study of texts drawing on traditions from linguistics, literary theory, literary criticism, critical theory and narratology, and in the diverse group of internationally recognised contributors.