A conceptual blending theory of humour : selected British comedy productions in focus. Lódz studies in language ; vol. 36

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253 Seiten : Illustrationen ; 22 cm Neuwertig. - Contents -- List of illustrations and diagrams 7 -- Introduction 9 -- Chapter 1: Conceptual process in meaning construction: blending, metaphor and metonymy 15 -- 1. Introduction 15 -- 1.1. The early blending theory 15 -- 1.1.1. How do mental spaces function? 17 -- 1.1.2. The cognitive integration theory (CIT) 18 -- 1.1.3 Optimality principles and CIT 23 -- 1.1.4 Diverse blending networks 24 -- 1.1.5 An illustration of CIT 27 -- 1.1.6. What is the objective of CIT? 30 -- 1.1.7. The modifications and recent development of CIT 31 -- 1.1.8. Problems with CIT 40 -- 1.2. Blending and the theories of metaphor 50 -- 1.2.1. The state of metaphor research 50 -- 1.2.2. The pragmatic account of metaphor 52 -- 1.2.3. The interaction theory of metaphor 54 -- 1.2.4. The conduit metaphor 57 -- 1.2.5. Lakoff and Johnson on metaphor and metonymy 58 -- 1.2.5.1. The essence of metaphor 59 -- 1.2.5.2. The Invariance Principle (IP) as a restriction on metaphor 61 -- 1.2.5.3. Mappings in metaphors 65 -- 1.2.5.4. The current state of metaphor research 66 -- 1.2.5.5 Can blending be reduced to metaphor? 80 -- 1.3. Blending and metonymy 85 -- 1.4. Conclusions 93 -- Chapter 2: Perspectives on humour research 95 -- 2. Introduction 95 -- 2.1. Humour origins 96 -- 2.1.1. Problems with the definition of humour 97 -- 2.1.2. Formulae of humour definition 97 -- 2.1.3 Stimulus versus response-based humour processes 98 -- 2.1.4. Humour and the problem of circularity 99 -- 2.1.5. Impact of other factors on humour 103 -- 2.1.6. Defining humour 105 -- 2.2. Psychological theories of humour 109 -- 2.2.1. Incongruity theories 110 -- 2.2.1.1. An illustration of incongruity theories 114 -- 2.2.2 Superiority theories 114 -- 2.2.2.1. An illustration of superiority theories 116 -- 2.2.3. Release theories 118 -- 2.2.3.1. An illustration of the release theories of humour 119 -- 2.3. Linguistic theories of humour 120 -- 2.3.1. The Semantic Script Theory of Humour (SSTH) 120 -- 2.3.1.1. An example of SSTH 125 -- 2.3.2. The General Theory of Verbal Humour (GTVH) 126 -- 2.3.2.1. An example of GTVH 128 -- 2.3.3. Ritchie's proposals 129 -- 2.3.3.1. An illustration of Ritchie's theory 135 -- 2.3.3.2. Other Computational Approaches 136 -- 2.3.4. Pragmatic approaches to humour 137 -- 2.3.4.1. An illustration of pragmatic theories of humour 153 -- 2.4. Closing remarks 153 -- Chapter 3: The conceptual integration analysis of the British comedy productions 155 -- 3.1. Introduction 155 -- 3.2. Humour Analysis 155 -- 3.2.1. The Best of Ronnie Barker 155 -- 3.2.2. Carry On (up the Khyber) 162 -- 3.2.3. The Office moments 179 -- 3.2.4. Comedy highlights from Extras 196 -- 3.3. Summary of humour analysis and conclusions 208 -- Chapter 4: Concluding remarks 221 -- References 233 ISBN 9783631659175 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 711.

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A conceptual blending theory of humour : selected British comedy productions in focus. Lódz studies in language ; vol. 36

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Frankfurt am Main : Peter Lang Edition [2015].

Fecha de publicación

2015

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Inglés

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3631659172

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9783631659175

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Festeinband

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[1. Aufl.].

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Wie neu

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711 gramos

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