Inferring humor. A model of analysis for Spanish.
Keywords:
humor, inferences, pragmatics, indicators
Abstract
This article examines humor in Spanish, according to a pragmatic model. Thus, a neo-gricean explanation (Rodríguez Rosique, 2009; 2013) shows that the transgression of Quality may alter the standard working of Conversational Principles through e.g. prosodic markers. Thus, the explicit transgression of Quality (through a humorous mode) may affect to the Quantity-, Manner- or/and Informativity-Principles. Indicators like quantifiers (a buenas horas), marked expressions, such as phraseological units (¡que le parta un rayo [a alguien]!) or code-switching –technical/informal register (¡me la suda!/melasuda/melasudina), polysemy (coronas) or paronomy (Estatut/vermut) are implicated to obtain humorous effects.Downloads
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Published
2014-10-02
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Ruiz Gurillo L. (2014). Inferring humor. A model of analysis for Spanish. Círculo de Lingüística Aplicada a la Comunicación, 59, 148-162. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_CLAC.2014.v59.46712
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