Intentions in comedy discourse : a linguistic-pragmatics approach to stand-up comedy /

Intentions in Comedy Discourse presents a systematic pragmatic analysis of stand-up comedy. Drawing on previous literature on humour, socio-cognitive pragmatics, interactional sociolinguistics, storytelling, and media discourse analysis, the author proposes a theoretical perspective on comedy discou...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Filani, Ibukun (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter Mouton, [2025]
Series:	Mouton series in pragmatics ; 32.
Subjects:	Wit and humor > Social aspects. Discourse analysis. Stand-up comedy. Humour > Aspect social. Monologue comique.

Table of Contents:

Frontmatter
Acknowledgements
Contents
Transcription Conventions
Chapter One General Background
Chapter Two The Interactional Nature of Stand-up Comedy Discourse
Chapter Three Contexts in Stand-up Comedy Discourse
Chapter Four Conceptualizing Intention in Stand-up Comedy Discourse
Chapter Five Emergent Intentions in Comedy Discourse: Analysis of Humor Acts in Stand-up Comedy
Chapter Six Conclusion
References
Subject Index.