Language of Humour

Informationen zum Autor Alison Ross is a visiting lecturer at Leeds University and Sheffield Hallam University. She is a senior examiner and moderator for the NEAB English Language A Level. Zusammenfassung This accessible textbook is unique in offering students hands-on, practical experience of textual analysis focused on the language of humour. It combines practical activities with texts, commentaries and further activity suggestions. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Unit one: 'Just for a laugh?' Unit two: 'I say, I say, I say' Unit three: The shock of the new Unit four: 'My mother-in-law ... ' Unit five: 'Crikey, that's a hard one!' Unit six: Written texts - literature Unit seven: Spoken humour -television and radio Unit eight: Stand-up comedy

Product details

• Authors: Alison Ross, Ross Alison
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 26.11.2015
• EAN: 9781138136533
• ISBN: 978-1-138-13653-3
• No. of pages: 128
• Series: Intertext
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Dance, Linguistics, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, Other performing arts, Literature: history & criticism, Language: history & general works, Literature: history and criticism, Language: history and general works