The Linguistics of Laughter: A Corpus-Assisted Study of Laughter-Talk

(Part of the Routledge Studies in Linguistics Series)

by Alan Partington

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The Linguistics of Laughter examines what speakers try to achieve by producing 'laughter-talk' (the talk preceding and eliciting an episode of laughter) and, by using abundant examples from language corpora, what hearers are signalling when they produce laughter.

In particular, Alan Partington focuses on the tactical use of laughter-talk to achieve specific rhetorical, and strategic, ends: for example, to construct an identity, to make an...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0415544076

ISBN13:9780415544078

Release Date:September 2006

Publisher:Routledge

Length:268 Pages

Weight:0.85 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"

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