Linguistics and Language Play

Inbunden, Engelska, 2025

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This book constitutes a comprehensive study of the field of language play from a linguistic viewpoint, demonstrating how linguistics can throw light on this important, but often under-rated, aspect of language use.

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Utgivningsdatum2025-04-17
Mått155 x 235 x 20 mm
Vikt514 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor220
FörlagSpringer Nature Switzerland AG
ISBN9789819606870

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Dr. Berry has almost forty years’ experience as Teacher and Lecturer in English Language Studies and Applied Linguistics, most recently at Lingnan University in Hong Kong, where he was Professor and Head of English for several years, teaching, among others, a course in Language Play. He is the author of seven books on English, the most recent being ‘Doing English Grammar’ (CUP, 2021). He was also Editorial Consultant for the 3rd and 4th editions of the Collins Cobuild English Grammar (2010 and 2017).

Basic Issues in Language Play.- Puns and other Terms in Language Play.- Phonology in Language Play.- Lexis in Language Play.- Semantics in Language Play.- Morphology in Language Play.- Syntax in Language Play.- Pragmatics, Discourse Analysis and Genre in Language Play.- Graphology in Language Play.- Headlines and Titles.- Advertising and Naming.- TV and other Comedy.- Jokes and Riddles.- Light Verse.- Popular Song.- Secret Language.- Word Games, Puzzles and Parlour Games.- Erroneous English.- Internet Language.- Playthings.- Crosswords.- Cross-linguistic Language Play.- Language Play in Learning and Teaching.