A Conceptual Blending Theory of Humour: Selected British Comedy Productions in Focus

ISBN-13: 9783631659175 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 253 str.

Joanna Jablonska-Hood; Joanna Jaboanska-Hood

Opis

The book presents an analysis of humour in a selection of British comedy productions. The conceptual integration theory devised by Gilles Fauconnier and Mark Turner, also known as blending, provides the tool for explaining the creation of humour in detail. It seems that blending can elaborate on the origin and cause of funniness, and, therefore, should be included as a linguistic theory of humour in the wide range of contemporary humour theories available. The backdrop against which any humour may be analysed is provided in this study by comparing and contrasting various humour theories which are popular among scholars dealing with comedy and laughter.

Spis treści

Contents: Conceptual integration theory (blending) as proposed by Gilles Fauconnier and Mark Turner - A potential linguistic theory of humour - English humour analysis in British comedy productions (The Office, Extras, Carry On, etc.).

O autorze

Joanna Jablonska-Hood is a Lecturer at the Department of English at Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, Poland. Her academic interest focuses on English humour in all its forms, conceptual integration theory and relevance theory.