Incongruous Names: the Humorous Coinage and Use of Proper Names
This paper analyses how proper names fit in the incongruity resolution theory of humor, more specifically Bergson (1911)’s theory of humor as rigidification (and related distraction and exaggeration). The relevant properties of proper names, such as their rigid format and semantic unanalysability, t...
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| Language: | English |
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Université Jean Moulin - Lyon 3
2021-08-01
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| Series: | Lexis: Journal in English Lexicology |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/lexis/5204 |
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