"Esquire editor and Entrepreneur etiquette columnist Ross McCammon delivers a funny and authoritative guide that provides the advice you really need to be confident and authentic at work, even when you have no idea what's going on. Ten years ago, before he got a job at Esquire m…
In Giuseppe Arcimboldo's most famous paintings, grapes, fish, and even the beaks of birds form human hair. A pear stands in for a man's chin. Citrus fruits sprout from a tree trunk that doubles as a neck. All sorts of natural phenomena come together on canvas and panel to assemb…
by Klein, Grady
fromCartoon introduction to economics / by Grady Klein and Yora…
Presents developments in the linguistics of humour. This volume depicts theoretical proposals for capturing different humorous forms and phenomena central to humour research, thereby extending its scope
This volume presents recent developments in the linguistics of humour. It depicts new theoretical proposals for capturing different humorous forms and phenomena central to humour research, thereby extending its scope. The 15 contributions critically survey and develop the existi…
Explores theories of humor origin as well as humor functions in human groups and societies through communication. --From publisher description.
A sociological analysis of the role of humour in diverse cultures and of its diverse role within a single culture. Very well reviewed.
"Playing with Words covers the subject matter of humour and the part it plays in society. It is an informed account in non-technical language, full of examples, a book to be read for information and for fun."--BOOK JACKET.
Playing with Words shows how every facet of language is exploited for humour.
