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A Cognitive Linguistics Account of Wordplay

Author : Konrad Żyśko
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781443816694
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (166 download)

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Download or read book A Cognitive Linguistics Account of Wordplay written by Konrad Żyśko and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Even though the ability to create witty puns seems to be an inherent skill of humankind, an apt explanation of their linguistic nature has evaded many academic descriptions. This monograph offers a novel conceptual perspective on the creation of meaning observable beneath the surface of wordplay. The rationale for such an approach lies in the fact that language, and hence wordplay, is a cognitive phenomenon which involves some underlying complex mental processes, such as thinking in terms of image schemas, conceptual metaphor and metonymy, or blending, to mention just a few. The book provides a survey of relevant linguistic research, introduces the main tenets of cognitive linguistics, and offers an analysis of wordplay in the light of available cognitive literature. The final outcome of this work is an array of intricate mechanisms that govern creation and comprehension of wordplay. The book will be of interest to anybody who finds wordplay research appealing, no matter their level of expertise in the field.

A Cognitive Linguistics Account of Wordplay

Author : Konrad Żyśko
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1443860964
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (438 download)

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Book Synopsis A Cognitive Linguistics Account of Wordplay by : Konrad Żyśko

Download or read book A Cognitive Linguistics Account of Wordplay written by Konrad Żyśko and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2017-01-06 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Even though the ability to create witty puns seems to be an inherent skill of humankind, an apt explanation of their linguistic nature has evaded many academic descriptions. This monograph offers a novel conceptual perspective on the creation of meaning observable beneath the surface of wordplay. The rationale for such an approach lies in the fact that language, and hence wordplay, is a cognitive phenomenon which involves some underlying complex mental processes, such as thinking in terms of image schemas, conceptual metaphor and metonymy, or blending, to mention just a few. The book provides a survey of relevant linguistic research, introduces the main tenets of cognitive linguistics, and offers an analysis of wordplay in the light of available cognitive literature. The final outcome of this work is an array of intricate mechanisms that govern creation and comprehension of wordplay. The book will be of interest to anybody who finds wordplay research appealing, no matter their level of expertise in the field.

Cultures and Traditions of Wordplay and Wordplay Research

Author : Esme Winter-Froemel
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 3110586371
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (15 download)

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Book Synopsis Cultures and Traditions of Wordplay and Wordplay Research by : Esme Winter-Froemel

Download or read book Cultures and Traditions of Wordplay and Wordplay Research written by Esme Winter-Froemel and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2018-10-22 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume focuses on realisations of wordplay in different cultures and social and historical contexts, and brings together various research traditions of approaching wordplay. Together with the volume DWP 7, it assembles selected papers presented at the interdisciplinary conference The Dynamics of Wordplay / La dynamique du jeu de mots (Trier, 2016) and stresses the inherent dynamicity of wordplay and wordplay research.

Crossing Languages to Play with Words

Author : Sebastian Knospe
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 3110463474
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (14 download)

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Book Synopsis Crossing Languages to Play with Words by : Sebastian Knospe

Download or read book Crossing Languages to Play with Words written by Sebastian Knospe and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2016-09-26 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wordplay involving several linguistic codes is an important modality of ludic language. This volume offers a multidisciplinary approach to the topic, discussing examples from different epochs, genres, and communicative situations. The contributions illustrate the multi-dimensionality, linguistic make-up, and the special interactive potential of wordplay across linguistic and cultural boundaries, including the challenging practice of translation.

Wordplay and Metalinguistic / Metadiscursive Reflection

Author : Angelika Zirker
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 3110406713
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (14 download)

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Book Synopsis Wordplay and Metalinguistic / Metadiscursive Reflection by : Angelika Zirker

Download or read book Wordplay and Metalinguistic / Metadiscursive Reflection written by Angelika Zirker and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2015-10-16 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wordplay can be seen as a genuine interface phenomenon. It can be found both in everyday communication and in literary texts, and it can fulfil a range of functions – it may be entertaining and comical, it may be used to conceal taboo, and it may influence the way in which the speaker’s character is perceived. Moreover, wordplay also reflects on language and communication: it reveals surprising alternative readings, and emphasizes the phonetic similarity of linguistic signs that also points towards relations on the level of content. Wordplay unravels characteristics of literary language in everyday communication and opens up the possibility to analyze literary texts from a linguistic perspective. The first two volumes of the series The Dynamics of Wordplay therefore aim at bringing together contributions from linguistics and literary studies, focusing on theoretical issues such as basic techniques of wordplay, and its relationship to genres and discourse traditions. These issues are complemented by a series of case studies on the use of wordplay in individual authors and specific historical contexts. The contributions offer a fresh look on the multifaceted dynamics of wordplay in different communicative settings.

Figurative Language – Intersubjectivity and Usage

Author : Augusto Soares da Silva
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9027260036
Total Pages : 456 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (272 download)

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Book Synopsis Figurative Language – Intersubjectivity and Usage by : Augusto Soares da Silva

Download or read book Figurative Language – Intersubjectivity and Usage written by Augusto Soares da Silva and published by John Benjamins Publishing Company. This book was released on 2021-05-15 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Cultures and Traditions of Wordplay and Wordplay Research

Author : Esme Winter-Froemel
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 3110630877
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (16 download)

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Book Synopsis Cultures and Traditions of Wordplay and Wordplay Research by : Esme Winter-Froemel

Download or read book Cultures and Traditions of Wordplay and Wordplay Research written by Esme Winter-Froemel and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2018-10-22 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume focuses on realisations of wordplay in different cultures and social and historical contexts, and brings together various research traditions of approaching wordplay. Together with the volume DWP 7, it assembles selected papers presented at the interdisciplinary conference The Dynamics of Wordplay / La dynamique du jeu de mots (Trier, 2016) and stresses the inherent dynamicity of wordplay and wordplay research.

Wordplay and Translation

Author : Dirk Delabastita
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134965885
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (349 download)

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Download or read book Wordplay and Translation written by Dirk Delabastita and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-04-29 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Popular and multimodal forms of cultural products are becoming increasingly visible within translation studies research. Interest in translation and music, however, has so far been relatively limited, mainly because translation of musical material has been considered somewhat outside the limits of translation studies, as traditionally conceived. Difficulties associated with issues such as the 'musicality' of lyrics, the fuzzy boundaries between translation, adaptation and rewriting, and the pervasiveness of covert or unacknowledged translations of musical elements in a variety of settings have generally limited the research in this area to overt and canonized translations such as those done for the opera. Yet the intersection of translation and music can be a fascinating field to explore, and one which can enrich our understanding of what translation is and how it relates to other forms of expression. This special issue is an attempt to open up the field of translation and music to a wider audience within translation studies, and to an extent, within musicology and cultural studies. The volume includes contributions from a wide range of musical genres and languages: from those that investigate translation and code-switching in North African rap and rai, and the intertextual and intersemiotic translations revolving around Mahler's lieder in Chinese, to the appropriation and after-life of Kurdish folk songs in Turkish, and the emergence of rock'n roll in Russian. Other papers examine the reception of Anglo-American stage musicals and musical films in Italy and Spain, the concept of 'singability' with examples from Scandinavian languages, and the French dubbing of musical episodes of TV series. The volume also offers an annotated bibliography on opera translation and a general bibliography on translation and music.

Pragmatic Perspectives on Language and Linguistics Volume II

Author : Iwona Witczak-Plisiecka
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1443845655
Total Pages : 405 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (438 download)

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Book Synopsis Pragmatic Perspectives on Language and Linguistics Volume II by : Iwona Witczak-Plisiecka

Download or read book Pragmatic Perspectives on Language and Linguistics Volume II written by Iwona Witczak-Plisiecka and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2013-01-16 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pragmatics of Semantically-Restricted Domains, the second volume of Pragmatic Perspectives on Language and Linguistics, edited by Iwona Witczak-Plisiecka, gathers papers which partly complement and develop the first volume, Speech Actions in Theory and Applied Studies (Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2010). Most of the texts collected in this book, representative of advanced independent research and that of an informed exercise in the application of a pragmatic framework, result from the Fourth Symposium on “New Developments in Linguistic Pragmatics,” organized at the University of Łódź, Poland, in May 2008. Accepting the inevitable failure of any attempt to pose a strict and clear-cut division between the research area of semantics and that of pragmatics, the volume focuses on pragmatics-oriented analyses of data which are best described as “semantically” limited. While Volume One concentrated on speech as a type of action, the present volume, without denying the inherently actional nature of language use, concentrates on limited contexts. Pragmatic phenomena in semantically-restricted domains are addressed from a variety of both theoretical and applied perspectives. The book is divided in three parts. Part One, “Pragmatics, Politics and Ideology,” gathers seven papers centered on issues pertaining to political linguistics. In Part Two, “The Pragmatics of Humour, Power and the Media,” there are eight papers which explore issues of politeness and modesty, pragmatic aspects of mediated and gendered discourse, or dynamicity of power relation in interaction. Part Three, “Focus on Textual Properties,” concentrates on text, excluding political discourse. It integrates discussions of equivalence and specialized translation, intertextual properties and pragmatically-motivated lexical choices in business communication, in law, and in science.

Multiple Perspectives on Language Play

Author : Nancy Bell
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 1501503960
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (15 download)

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Book Synopsis Multiple Perspectives on Language Play by : Nancy Bell

Download or read book Multiple Perspectives on Language Play written by Nancy Bell and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2016-12-19 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Interest in language play and linguistic creativity has increased in recent years, and the topic has been taken up from a variety of perspectives. In this book, disparate approaches to the topic are brought together, demonstrating that a number of phenomena whose similarities might not have been immediately recognized, have an academic home under the umbrella of language play and linguistic creativity. The contributions to this collection illustrate the variety of questions that can be asked regarding the social, cognitive, emotional, political, and cultural mechanisms and significance of innovative linguistic practices and point to new directions of inquiry. Furthermore, the work exemplifies a variety of ways in which this research can be carried out, as well as the range of contexts in which it might be investigated, including second language classrooms, online settings, and workplaces. Taken together, the chapters serve to illustrate the range of work that we will be accepting in the Language Play and Creativity series; viewed individually, each makes a unique contribution to some aspect of our understanding of creative language use.

Wordplay and Metalinguistic / Metadiscursive Reflection

Author : Angelika Zirker
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 3110406845
Total Pages : 297 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (14 download)

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Book Synopsis Wordplay and Metalinguistic / Metadiscursive Reflection by : Angelika Zirker

Download or read book Wordplay and Metalinguistic / Metadiscursive Reflection written by Angelika Zirker and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2015-10-16 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wordplay can be seen as a genuine interface phenomenon. It can be found both in everyday communication and in literary texts, and it can fulfil a range of functions – it may be entertaining and comical, it may be used to conceal taboo, and it may influence the way in which the speaker’s character is perceived. Moreover, wordplay also reflects on language and communication: it reveals surprising alternative readings, and emphasizes the phonetic similarity of linguistic signs that also points towards relations on the level of content. Wordplay unravels characteristics of literary language in everyday communication and opens up the possibility to analyze literary texts from a linguistic perspective. The first two volumes of the series The Dynamics of Wordplay therefore aim at bringing together contributions from linguistics and literary studies, focusing on theoretical issues such as basic techniques of wordplay, and its relationship to genres and discourse traditions. These issues are complemented by a series of case studies on the use of wordplay in individual authors and specific historical contexts. The contributions offer a fresh look on the multifaceted dynamics of wordplay in different communicative settings.

Traductio

Author : Dirk Delabastita
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134959370
Total Pages : 309 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (349 download)

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Download or read book Traductio written by Dirk Delabastita and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-04-08 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nothing like wordplay can make difference between languages look so uncompromising, can give such a sharp edge to the dilemma between forms and effects, can so blur the line between translation and adaptation, or can cast such harsh light on our illusion of complete semantic stability. In the pun the whole language system may resonate, and so may literary traditions and ideological discourses. It follows that the pun does not only put translators to the test, it also poses a challenge to the views and concepts of those who study translation. This book brings together experts on translation and the pun, as well as researchers representing a variety of other relevant disciplines and schools of thought, ranging from theology to deconstruction and from contrastive linguistics to feminism. It can be read as a companion volume to Wordplay and Translation, a special issue of The Translator (Volume 2, Number 2, 1996), also edited by Dirk Delabastita

The Linguistic Analysis of Jokes

Author : Graeme Ritchie
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134390920
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (343 download)

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Download or read book The Linguistic Analysis of Jokes written by Graeme Ritchie and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-03 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Graeme Ritchie advocates a cognitive science approach to humour research, aiming for higher levels of detail and formality than has been customary in humour research, and argues the case for analyzing jokes and humour.

Word Play

Author : Peter Farb
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Word Play written by Peter Farb and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The art of Chinese translation of puns in Shakespeare’s sonnets (Penerbit USM)

Author : Zhang Chengzhi
Publisher : Penerbit USM
ISBN 13 : 9674610731
Total Pages : 121 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (746 download)

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Download or read book The art of Chinese translation of puns in Shakespeare’s sonnets (Penerbit USM) written by Zhang Chengzhi and published by Penerbit USM. This book was released on 2017 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Routledge Handbook of Translation Studies and Linguistics

Author : Kirsten Malmkjaer
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 131743451X
Total Pages : 543 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (174 download)

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Book Synopsis The Routledge Handbook of Translation Studies and Linguistics by : Kirsten Malmkjaer

Download or read book The Routledge Handbook of Translation Studies and Linguistics written by Kirsten Malmkjaer and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-12-14 with total page 543 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Routledge Handbook of Translation Studies and Linguistics explores the interrelationships between translation studies and linguistics in six sections of state-of-the-art chapters, written by leading specialists from around the world. The first part begins by addressing the relationships between translation studies and linguistics as major topics of study in themselves before focusing, in individual chapters, on the relationships between translation on the one hand and semantics, semiotics and the sound system of language on the other. Part II explores the nature of meaning and the ways in which meaning can be shared in text pairs that are related to each other as first-written texts and their translations, while Part III focuses on the relationships between translation and interpreting and the written and spoken word. Part IV considers the users of language and situations involving more than one language and Part V addresses technological tools that can assist language users. Finally, Part VI presents chapters on the links between areas of applied linguistics and translation and interpreting. With an introduction by the editor and an extensive bibliography, this handbook is an indispensable resource for advanced students of translation studies, interpreting studies and applied linguistics.

Expanding the Lexicon

Author : Sabine Arndt-Lappe
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 3110498162
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (14 download)

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Download or read book Expanding the Lexicon written by Sabine Arndt-Lappe and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2018-01-22 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The creation of new lexical units and patterns has been studied in different research frameworks, focusing on either system-internal or system-external aspects, from which no comprehensive view has emerged. The volume aims to fill this gap by studying dynamic processes in the lexicon – understood in a wide sense as not being necessarily limited to the word level – by bringing together approaches directed to morphological productivity as well as approaches analyzing general types of lexical innovation and the role of discourse-related factors. The papers deal with ongoing changes as well as with historical processes of change in different languages and reflect on patterns and specific subtypes of lexical innovation as well as on their external conditions and the speakers’ motivations for innovating. Moreover, the diffusion and conventionalization of innovations will be addressed. In this way, the volume contributes to understanding the complex interplay of structural, cognitive and functional factors in the lexicon as a highly dynamic domain.