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Wordplay and Metalinguistic / Metadiscursive Reflection - Authors, Contexts, Techniques, and Meta-Reflection (Paperback)
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Wordplay and Metalinguistic / Metadiscursive Reflection - Authors, Contexts, Techniques, and Meta-Reflection (Paperback)
Series: The Dynamics of Wordplay
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Wordplay can be seen as a genuine interface phenomenon. It can be
found both in everyday communication and in literary texts, and it
can fulfil a range of functions - it may be entertaining and
comical, it may be used to conceal taboo, and it may influence the
way in which the speaker's character is perceived. Moreover,
wordplay also reflects on language and communication: it reveals
surprising alternative readings, and emphasizes the phonetic
similarity of linguistic signs that also points towards relations
on the level of content. Wordplay unravels characteristics of
literary language in everyday communication and opens up the
possibility to analyze literary texts from a linguistic
perspective. The first two volumes of the series The Dynamics of
Wordplay therefore aim at bringing together contributions from
linguistics and literary studies, focusing on theoretical issues
such as basic techniques of wordplay, and its relationship to
genres and discourse traditions. These issues are complemented by a
series of case studies on the use of wordplay in individual authors
and specific historical contexts. The contributions offer a fresh
look on the multifaceted dynamics of wordplay in different
communicative settings.
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