The Language Of Riddles Humor And Literature
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The Language Of Riddles Humor And Literature
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Author : John M. Dienhart
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010
The Language Of Riddles Humor And Literature written by John M. Dienhart and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with English literature categories.
This is a selection of essays in stylistics by John M Dienhart (1939-2004) which are now collected for the first time. The essays investigate a variety of linguistic aspects of texts from different genres: from punning riddles and other kinds of humorous text to fictional prose and poetry. The essays are characterised by their pedagogical style and analytical insight and illustrate in an exemplary way how work in stylistics may simultaneously contribute to our understanding of a given text and of a particular linguistic phenomenon. John Dienhart was a dedicated linguist who loved his work and undertook all his projects with great commitment -- a commitment and enthusiasm which are unmistakably evident in the essays of this book.
The Language Of Riddles
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Author : W. J. Pepicello
language : en
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101 American English Riddles
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Author : Harry Collis
language : en
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
Release Date : 1996
101 American English Riddles written by Harry Collis and has been published by McGraw-Hill Education this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Foreign Language Study categories.
Humorous riddles with comic illustrations help ESL students gain new insights into American language and culture. Each riddle is accompanied by text that helps students grasp and master the underlying linguistic and cultural reasons why the joke is funny.
The Language Of Riddles
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Author : W. J. Pepicello
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1984
The Language Of Riddles written by W. J. Pepicello and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984 with Humor categories.
Riddles In Literature Old English Riddle
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Author : Katharina Fischer
language : en
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
Release Date : 2008-04-18
Riddles In Literature Old English Riddle written by Katharina Fischer and has been published by GRIN Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-04-18 with Literary Criticism categories.
Seminar paper from the year 2006 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 1,0, University of Kassel (Institut für Anglistik und Amerikanistik), language: English, abstract: Riddles and rhymes are very common in English speaking countries; they are even part of oral lore among children and students. True riddles or punning ones with a word of two uses are very popular, i.e. “What runs but never walks? – A river.”1 Although they are regarded as special forms funny puzzles, enigmas and sayings were also an important element of poetic diction throughout the history of literature. Old English prose and verse are considered to be the oldest literature written in vernacular, although Latin and Germanic influence is apparent in the Old English language. During the Anglo-Saxon Period and especially under Alfred, King of Wessex, Old English language and poetry reached its highpoint. At this time the clergy was considered as the intellectual elite and so poetry was composed in monasteries and the so called “writing-rooms”. The surviving manuscripts include heroic, elegiac and religious elements, as in the Beowulf poem, The Seafarer and The Dream of the Rood. Old English riddles can be found in The Book of Exeter anthology. The collection includes about ninety riddles with heroic, religious and philosophical elements. This special form of poetic diction provides characteristic stylistic devices like alliterative verse and kenning. Besides that, the enigmas had a didactic purpose, as they were intended for religious and linguistic learning at the monastery schools.
Untying The Knot
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Author : Galit Hasan-Rokem
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 1996-11-28
Untying The Knot written by Galit Hasan-Rokem and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-11-28 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This book collects eighteen previously unpublished essays on the riddle--a genre of discourse found in virtually every human culture. Hasan-Rokem and Shulman have drawn these essays from a variety of cultural perspectives and disciplines; linguists, anthropologists, folklorists, and religion and literature scholars consider riddling practices in Hebrew, Finnish, Indian languages, Chinese, and classical Greek. The authors seek to understand the peculiar expressive power of the riddle, and the cultural logic of its particular uses; they scrutinize the riddle's logical structure and linguistic strategies, as well as its affinity to neighboring genres such as enigmas, puzzles, oracular prophecy, proverbs, and dreams. In this way, they begin to answer how riddles relate to the conceptual structures of a particular culture, and how they come to represent a culture's cosmology or cognitive map of the world. More importantly, these essays reveal the human need for symbolic ordering--riddles being one such form of cultural ritual.
The Language Of Jokes
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Author : Delia Chiaro
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2006-12-05
The Language Of Jokes written by Delia Chiaro and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-12-05 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
In this highly readable and thought-provoking book, Delia Chiaro explores the pragmatics of word play, using frameworks normally adopted in descriptive linguistics. Using examples from personally recorded conversations, she examines the structure of jokes, quips, riddles and asides. Chiaro explores degrees of conformity to and deviation from established conventions; the `tellability' of jokes, and the interpretative role of the listener; the creative use of puns, word play and discourse. The emphasis in her analysis is on sociocultural contexts for the production and reception of jokes, and she examines the extent to which jokes are both universal in their appeal, and specific to a particular culture.
Ridiculous Riddles Joke Book
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Author : Lisa Regan
language : en
Publisher: Windmill Books
Release Date : 2019-12-15
Ridiculous Riddles Joke Book written by Lisa Regan and has been published by Windmill Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-12-15 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Riddles and jokes are great ways to encourage young readers to explore language and concentrate on content comprehension. Future comedians will love the jokes and riddles found in this brightly designed book. For visual learners, cute illustrations accompany many of the funny anecdotes. This accessible text offers many opportunities to help readers practice accuracy and fluency as they're entertaining their family and friends. There are plenty of opportunities to LOL! with this motivating volume.
The Language Of Humor
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Author : David J. Ertmer
language : fr
Publisher:
Release Date : 1984
The Language Of Humor written by David J. Ertmer and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984 with categories.
Pun And Games
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Author : Richard Lederer
language : en
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Release Date : 1996-06-01
Pun And Games written by Richard Lederer and has been published by Chicago Review Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-06-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Introduces the wacky world of wordplay with puns, spoonerisms, games of word substitution, and more.