Humorous garden-paths: a pragmatic-cognitive study
Auteur :
Dynel, Marta
Éditeur :
Dynel, Marta
ISBN :
9781443801409
Date de publication :
17 déc. 2008
Dimensions :
21,2 x 14,8 x 3,0 cm
Poids :
544 g
Format :
With dust jacket
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Surprising as it may seem, sometimes humans like being led up the garden path, which is thanks to the pleasurable feeling of surprise entwined with a humorous effect deception tends to afford. The central issue under investigation is the nature of short humorous texts in the form of one-liners and witticisms based on the ""garden-path mechanism"".