Jokes and the Linguistic Mind

It is often said that understanding humor in a language is the highest sign of fluency. Comprehending de dicto jokes, specifically, demonstrates our tacit knowledge of and competence in that language. In Aarons’s Jokes and the Linguistic Mind, multitudinous examples of humor are examined in regard t...

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Main Author: Elaine Roberts
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Columbia University Libraries 2015-04-01
Series:Working Papers in Applied Linguistics and TESOL
Subjects:
Fluency
Language learning
Applied linguistics
Wit and humor
Education
English language
Study of language
Language study
Foreign speakers
Jokes
Book review
Online Access:https://academiccommons.columbia.edu/doi/10.7916/D8K365GZ/download
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